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Immigrant Detained in Court a Day After Judge Barred Most ICE Arrests
A Honduran man was arrested after a hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza a day after a judge barred most arrests inside New York City immigration courts. Court observers and advocates were shocked Tuesday morning after a 21-year-old Honduran man was taken by masked ICE agents after he left a routine hearing Tuesday morning on the […]
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Second Rikers Detainee Dies in Less Than 24 Hours
A 40-year-old Rikers Island detainee died Tuesday morning, marking the second death in city jail custody in less than 24 hours, THE CITY has learned. The detainee, identified by the Department of Correction as Umais Khan, had been arrested May 5 and was awaiting trial on felony robbery and narcotics charges, according to court records. […]
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LIRR Trains Back in Motion as Unions and MTA Reach Tentative Deal
The Long Island Rail Road slowly came back back to life Tuesday, hours after a late-night labor peace pact ended a three-and-a-half-day strike on the country’s largest commuter railroad. Trains began running hourly at noon, with riders at Long Island, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn stations able to return to their routines in the wake of […]
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Federal Judge Blocks ICE Arrests Inside NYC Immigration Courthouses
A federal judge in Manhattan has barred ICE from arresting most immigrants inside New York City’s three immigration courthouses. The stay, granted by Judge Kevin Castel on Monday, comes after a nearly year-long legal fight over arrests inside immigration courthouses, which became the face of ICE enforcement in New York City under the Trump administration. […]
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MetLife Stadium Faces Higher World Cup Heat Risk Than Georgia or Texas
The World Cup promises to be heated — and not just on the field. MetLife Stadium, which will host eight matches in June and July, is one of the venues most exposed to extreme heat, according to a recent study by researchers at Imperial College, London and World Weather Attribution. Stadiums in Texas and Georgia […]
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