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Masked ICE Agents Continue to Detain Immigrants Attending Court Hearings in Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza

HeadlineOct 29, 2025
Image Credit: Madison Swart

In New York, as masked agents continue to detain immigrants attending court hearings and appointments in Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, a dramatic scene unfolded earlier this week when a Colombian man was filmed pleading with masked agents not to arrest him, before his hearing.

Colombian immigrant: “Don’t take me like that. Please, don’t be like that. Don’t be like that, dude. Hey! Don’t be like that. Why are you going to grab me like that? Please! No! Hey!”

ICE agents have also reportedly been taking entire immigrant families into custody for questioning inside 26 Federal Plaza.

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