October 8, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

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ICE Agent Shoots Man in Front of 5-Year-Old Son in Manhattan, Firing Seven Rounds

An ICE agent shot Oscar Belgal, 28, in the neck during an attempted arrest in Manhattan's Marble Hill neighborhood on Oct. 8, firing seven rounds while Belgal's 5-year-old son sat in the back seat. NYPD said Belgal was...

May 3, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

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ICE Removes an Injured Man From a Brooklyn ER at 2 a.m., Setting Off a Standoff With Protesters

ICE agents arrested Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian national, in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn and took him to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for injuries sustained during the arrest. About 200 protesters gathered...

February 26, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

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DHS Agents Detain a Columbia Researcher After Allegedly Presenting Themselves as NYPD

DHS agents detained Elmina Aghayeva, a neuroscience researcher from Azerbaijan, at Columbia University residential housing at about 6:30 a.m. on February 26, 2026. Interim Columbia President Claire Shipman emailed the...