NYC Rally Demands Release of Detained Student from Guinea by ICE

Student Detention by ICE

• 📌 A rally is being held in Lower Manhattan to demand the release of a 20-year-old student from Guinea, identified as Mouctar, who was detained by ICE.
• 🎯 Mouctar was taken into custody during a routine immigration court appearance in Manhattan and is currently being held in Pennsylvania.
• 🏫 He attends Brooklyn Frontiers High School, a transfer school for students who are overage and undercredited.

Sanctuary City Policies and Support

• 🗽 New York City is a sanctuary city, meaning ICE agents are generally not permitted on public school property without a warrant, court order, or subpoena.
• 💰 The city has invested over $120 million in legal services this year to provide immigrant communities with legal consultations and information about their options and risks.
• 🤝 City officials, including council members and the Department of Education, are working to assure parents and students of classroom safety and are providing legal support to Mouctar's family.

Previous Detentions

• ⚠️ Mouctar is at least the third New York City public school student detained by ICE since the beginning of the year.
• ⚖️ Other detained students include 19-year-old Dear Lee, who was released in July after a month in custody, and 20-year-old Dylan, who has been detained since May.