Protesters Claim NYC ICE Processing Center is Used as Detention Facility

Protest Against ICE Operations

• ✊ Demonstrators marched outside Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan to protest the operations of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
• 🗣️ Protesters claim that a floor in the federal building is being used as a covert detention facility for immigrants, rather than just a processing center.
• ⚠️ Concerns were raised about inhumane conditions and the illegal detention of immigrants.

Civil Disobedience and Arrests

• 🚗 Protesters engaged in civil disobedience by blocking traffic across from Federal Plaza.
• ⚖️ More than 15 people were arrested during the demonstration, which lasted about an hour.
• 🚫 Faith leaders attempted to gain access to the building to show their opposition to ICE policies but were denied entry.

Concerns Over Wrongful Detentions

• 📜 New York Congressman Dan Goldman and other lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General.
• 🔍 The letter demands investigations into reports of US citizens being wrongfully detained by ICE agents, sometimes violently.
• 😟 Members of a congregation expressed fear of being targeted, with some changing their routines to avoid attention, even those with green cards or naturalized citizenship.