'Hidden Truth': NYC Landlords Allegedly Use ICE Threats to Intimidate Immigrant Tenants - Documented The New York City Council is considering making permanent an expanded pilot program to investigate landlords for tenant harassment.

“These are not isolated incidents,” said Sebastian Perez, a staff attorney @legalaidnyc.bsky.social. “They are everyday reality for immigrant tenants, because an ultimate legal finding of harassment is notoriously difficult to secure and often requires years of litigation.”
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NEW: Community members and electeds say NYC landlords are illegally using the threat of ICE to intimidate immigrant tenants. Read their testimonies here 👇

Important read by @documentedny.bsky.social 's Julia Malleck:

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ICYMI in the Friday news dump 👇🏻

Former ICE Detainees Find Healing, Companionship in New Support Group - Documented Dozens of New York area immigrants come together monthly to relive — and heal from — their experiences in detention centers.

Read more to hear about what people are facing when they return home, and how they've found healing:

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Many resources are funneled towards freeing immigrant New Yorkers in detention. But what happens when people get home?

@documentedny.bsky.social spoke to members of a new support group for survivors of immigration detention.

As one facilitator put it: "it’s just like jumping off a cliff.”

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I agree it has been strange to see so few lines drawn between the jail/prison experience of incarcerated folks and that of immigration detention.

I got a slot to buy tickets for the '28 Olympics.
My family is all there, so we thought it would be great to go down for them.

Oh. my. god. The prices of these tickets. Closing Ceremonies? $5k
Handball? $400
Track and Field? $1,400

I'm out.

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Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Detention A screening and conversation tracing the evolution of U.S. immigration enforcement into a multi-billion-dollar industry.

The event is hosted by the Architectural League of New York, and you can get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/deportatio...

🗓️ New Yorkers 🚨 Join me May 7 at e-flux for a screening of Deportation, Inc. and a discussion on the business of migrant detention w/ incredible panelists from @situ-research.bsky.social, @grenchpan.bsky.social of @documentedny.bsky.social, Elora Mukherjee of Columbia Law's Immigrants' Rights Clinic

Arrest at 26 Federal Plaza Made this Father an "Extreme Flight Risk" - Documented NYC immigration attorneys say they are seeing “unusual” and “absurd” excuses for why judges are denying their clients bond.

He was deemed a flight risk because he was arrested at 26 Federal Plaza. It's part of a pattern of "absurd" reasons used by immigration judges to deny immigrant New Yorkers their freedom from detention, say lawyers.
@documentedny.bsky.social 📸: Corrie Aune
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Arrest at 26 Federal Plaza Made this Father an "Extreme Flight Risk" - Documented NYC immigration attorneys say they are seeing “unusual” and “absurd” excuses for why judges are denying their clients bond.

Great look by @grenchpan.bsky.social at how immigrants fortunate enough to get bond hearings in recent weeks have seen their releases thwarted for what local lawyers consider surprising or nonsensical reasons documentedny.com/2026/03/30/a...

Trump’s DOJ Admits ICE Memo Erroneously Authorized Arrests at Federal Plaza — What Does That Mean? - Documented A court filing from government lawyers acknowledges that one of their legal bases for detaining immigrants in 26 Federal Plaza and other courts was inaccurate.

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Ronald Acuña Jr. weeping while hugging Salvador Perez after winning the World Baseball Classic.

Ronald Acuña Jr. weeping while hugging Salvador Perez. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Doubled up on my "today"s. Everyone needs an editor! 😛

There was a full house today at our #NICAR2026 panel today on how to use public records to report on immigration enforcement! Always excited to talk about @documentedny.bsky.social and how to get creative on the local immigration beat.

Mamdani Promised to Protect Immigrant Data. Will it Be Enough? - Documented Experts weigh in on how the city can protect New Yorkers' personal information from improperly landing in the hands of the Trump administration.

@mayor.nyc.gov promised to "Trump-proof" the data of immigrant New Yorkers. But will it be enough? Experts weigh in on what the city can do to stop personal information from landing in the hands of federal immigration enforcement.

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When Unfounded ICE Alerts Go Viral: How Immigrants Navigate Fear and Fact on Social Media - Documented As more New Yorkers are on the look out for immigration agents, the rate of false reports of ICE activity has gone up as well.

As more New Yorkers are on the look out for immigration agents, the rate of false reports of ICE activity has gone up as well. Hear about the impact and how to stop false reports: documentedny.com/2026/02/26/v... w/ April Xu for @documentedny.bsky.social

A pretty searing beginning and conclusion on Judge Ana C. Reyes's decision to stay the end of TPS for Haiti. 🇭🇹 Big but temporary reprieve for the nearly 10,000 Haitian New Yorkers with TPS. Story to come.

UPDATE 🚨: ICE delayed Marrero's release by filing an intent to appeal the judge's decision to grant bond. ICE has 10 days to appeal the ruling, otherwise Marrero will be released.

“My husband is super strong… he knows that this is not going to break us," said Matthew Marrero on an Instagram post.

‘He Got Bond!’: Allan Marrero to be Freed From Immigration Detention After Months-Long Fight - Documented Churchgoers cheer after courtroom victory for Allan Marrero, whose marriage was torn apart by ICE in New York City.

Their marriage was torn apart by ICE, but not forever. Today, Allan Marrero was granted bond in immigration court, and will soon be freed into the arms of his husband.

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‘He Got Bond!’: Allan Marrero to be Freed From Immigration Detention After Months-Long Fight - Documented Churchgoers cheer after courtroom victory for Allan Marrero, whose marriage was torn apart by ICE in New York City.

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In Brooklyn, a Community Shows Resolve in the Wake of a Deacon's ICE Arrest - Documented Guatemalans in Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood are supporting each other amid fears of continuing ICE raids.

Guatemalans in Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood are supporting each other amid fears of continuing ICE raids.

In Brooklyn, a Community Shows Resolve in the Wake of a Deacon's ICE Arrest - Documented Guatemalans in Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood are supporting each other amid fears of continuing ICE raids.

This month, ICE arrested a beloved deacon in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn — leading to calls for justice by local leaders. On Thursday, a federal judge ordered immigration authorities to give him a bond hearing. @documentedny.bsky.social

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How New Yorkers Are Stepping Up to Protect Immigrant Neighbors - Documented As immigration enforcement escalated during Trump's first year, New Yorkers stood ten toes down in defense of immigrant neighbors.

As we are bombarded by all the awful images coming out of Minnesota, I wrote about the helpers. Here are some examples of what New Yorkers are doing to support immigrant New Yorkers, and how you can too. @documentedny.bsky.social
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As New Yorkers Protest Minneapolis Shooting, Noem Calls on Mamdani, Politicians to Support ICE’s Efforts - Documented A day after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minnesota, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem criticized NYC leaders for their 'provocative' language and lack of support.

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A New York Marriage is Torn Apart by ICE - Documented Matthew and Allan Marrero went to 26 Federal Plaza together to interview for a marriage-based green card. Allan never came home.

Newlyweds Allan and Matthew went to 26 Federal Plaza together to interview for a marriage-based green card. Allan never came home. @documentedny.bsky.social

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Steve loves Christmas.
(He's trying his best)

The bird unions have really gotten militant these days