Gwynne Hogan
@gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Reporter covering immigration, homelessness, other stuff, for THE CITY Tips: ghogan@thecity.nyc or dm me for signal
NJ Rep. Menendez says he's confirmed another death of a detainee at Delaney Hall, bringing the count to now three people who've died there since it opened in 2025..... www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/04/t...
A Third Delaney Hall Detainee Has Died, New Jersey Congressman Says
Rep. Rob Menendez said ICE confirmed details of the death, which took place weeks ago, to him during an oversight visit to the facility on Monday.
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A 39-year-old El Salvadoran man, who was being held at Delaney Hall, has died, the man's family says. He's the father of a 12-year-old US citizen daughter and has lived in the country for nearly 20 years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/03/s...
El Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family Says
The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.
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“This court is granting you voluntary departure...I wish you all the best.” Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/31/u...
Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.
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“They’re cutting off access to lawyers for these children, but they need lawyers now more than ever”: 20K unaccompanied migrant kids nationwide could lose access to legal help today when a US contract ends (via @gwynnefitz.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/31/u...
Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.
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A new analysis from bklg.org finds in absentia removal orders hit historic records in June in NYC and nationwide as 'mega master' hearings are ramping up.... www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/21/d...
Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump 'Mega Master' Hearings Accelerate
A new report finds removal orders for people who missed hearings more than doubled in New York City in June, as a new tactic of hastily scheduled court dates rolled out.
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ICE has been holding a child in detention meant for adults for nearly two months, his attorneys allege. A judge ordered his move to HSS custody last week. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/13/i...
ICE Held a Minor in Adult Detention for Nearly Two Months, Attorneys Allege
A federal judge Thursday ordered the individual, known only as A.D. in legal filings, to be turned over to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which runs shelters for children.
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Millions stolen for food assistance from the poorest New Yorkers, while the state has slow-walked reforms, @rosagoldensohn.bsky.social reports. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/s...
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As the U.S. Supreme Court ruling came down ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants Thursday morning, it swiftly sent shockwaves in Flatbush’s Little Haiti. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/26/t...
NYC’s Haitian Community Reels in Wake of Supreme Court TPS Ruling
Thousands of city dwellers from Haiti have Temporary Protected Status. Now they have to figure out what to do next.
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A pregnant woman was denied prenatal care for a month. A man diagnosed with leukemia grew sicker after missing two months of treatments. A woman had a throat tumor that obstructed her breathing; it became so painful she could no longer speak. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/17/m...
'It's Like Hell': 60 Lawsuits Detail Alleged Medical Neglect at ICE Detention Center
Cancer patients, pregnant women and people with life-threatening chronic conditions were all denied adequate medical care, according to medical records and court documents reviewed by The City Reporte...
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A photog covering Delaney Hall had to ditch her camera bag with $10K of gear an injury. The bag was gone when a friend went to get it, but an airtag showed the bag was at the house of a sergeant in the Essex County Prosecutors office, prosecutors now say: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/04/o...
Officer Stole Injured Photog's Cameras After Delaney Hall Protest, State AG Says
An AirTagged keychain led investigators to $10,000 in missing camera equipment at the home of a sergeant assigned to the Essex County Prosecutor’s office after clashes at a Newark ICE detention facili...
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“They hit me on the front, my knees and hands and face. I think they hit me with a taser gun." Attorneys say ICE violated the constitutional rights of a man, whose arrest outside of a Bushwick hospital last month sparked protests, via @documentedny.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/06/02/c...
Brooklyn Man Whose ICE Arrest Sparked Hospital Protests Accuses Agents of Violating Constitutional Rights Brooklyn Man Whose ICE Arrest Sparked Hospital Protests Accuses Agents of Violating Constituti...
In the first detailed description of his May arrest, Chidozie Okeke laid out his alleged mistreatment. His lawyers asked a judge to terminate his removal proceedings.
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A day inside an NYC immigration courtroom where "mega master" dockets were rolled out, the latest Trump admin tactic to roil immigration courts. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/02/t...
Trump Administration Unfurls Mass Deportation Proceedings in NYC Immigration Court
An immigration judge Monday had a docket of 121 cases in a single day.
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Dispatch from Delaney Hall, where guards pepper sprayed and attacked men protesting inside the facility, while ICE pepper sprayed and hit protesters outside with batons. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/05/29/d...
Inside the Battle Over Delaney Hall: Clashes at Newark ICE Detention Center
A standoff at Delaney Hall in Newark entered its seventh day since detainees announced a hunger and labor strike, as immigration agents clashed with protesters outside.
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On @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social shortly with @rosalindadams.bsky.social to talk about our investigation for @thecity.nyc into ICE street arrests across the New York area, which overwhelming target immigrant from Latin America: projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...
NEW: A federal judge in Lower Manhattan is considering whether to further restrict the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to keep detained immigrants inside holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza.
Judge Raises Shutting Down 26 Federal Plaza Detention as ICE Conditions Go on Trial
A U.S. attorney conceded that the holding cells were overcrowded last summer, but insisted that ICE had made improvements since.
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“The data confirms what all New Yorkers know, which is that ICE engages in racial profiling when carrying out street arrests,” said Elora Mukherjee, director of Columbia University's Immigrants’ Rights Clinic. projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...
ICE Targeted NY Metro Latinos With 93% of Known Street Arrests
An investigation by THE CITY, based on a database of more than 1,200 lawsuits, shows that ICE agents in the field have seized Latinos in numbers that far exceed their share of the undocumented populat...
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My colleagues @rosalindadams.bsky.social @haidee.bsky.social and I at @thecity.nyc spent the past several months tracking hundreds of ICE street arrests across the region through federal court records..🧵🧵 projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a....
The scene outside Delaney Hall last night, as protesters blocked an entrance as word spread guards were attempting to move Martin Soto, one of the detainees who is involved in a hunger and work strike inside. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/25/p...
UPDATE: NYLAG confirmed Alexander was released last night.
Gwynne Hogan@gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 3mo agoA day after a judge's order barring most ICE arrests inside immigration courts, masked agents detained a Honduran man at 26 Federal Plaza, according to advocates who witnessed it... www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/19/i...
A day after a judge's order barring most ICE arrests inside immigration courts, masked agents detained a Honduran man at 26 Federal Plaza, according to advocates who witnessed it... www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/19/i...
ICE Detains Man at 26 Federal Plaza After Judge’s Order Barring Arrests
A 21-year-old Honduran immigrant was arrested after a hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza Tuesday morning, according to advocates who saw ICE agents take him into custody.
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“They were choking him, hitting him, trying to get him out of the car,” and the agents had bashed his car window, an eyewitness told @thecity.nyc. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...
Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff
In a video obtained by THE CITY, an ICE agent fires a taser several times at a man in a car who then screams for help.
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Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...
Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff
In a video obtained by THE CITY, an ICE agent fires a taser several times at a man in a car who then screams for help.
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In Albany this week, lawmakers are debating legislation that would restrict collaboration between ICE and local governments. Court records reviewed by @thecity.nyc showed 3 dozen cases where local authorities were alleged to have helped in a handoff to ICE. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/16/l...
Outside NYC’s ‘Sanctuary City,’ Local Police Routinely Collude With ICE
A review of federal court documents by THE CITY reveals three dozen cases in which local law enforcement allegedly cooperated with ICE agents.
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ICE has released details on "collateral" arrests for the first time, through data obtained by @deportationdata.org. In NYC, more than 800 since August were deemed "collateral," about a quarter of arrests. reporting w/ @haidee.bsky.social for @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/02/i...
Drive-by Detention: 800 New Yorkers Swept Up in 'Collateral' ICE Arrests
One in four ICE arrests were of people who weren’t targeted, and three quarters of targeted arrests involved people with no criminal convictions or pending charges.
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Dylan Contreras' first day back at school after 10 months in ICE detention from @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/31/n...
NYC Student Detained by ICE Returns to School After 10 Months
The jubilation of Dylan Lopez Contreras's return has been mixed with reminders of the looming threat of immigration enforcement facing him and other ELLIS students.
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Bronx high-schooler Dylan Contreras, released this week after 10 months in ICE detention, is in Manhattan today, flanked by Mayor Mamdani, Gov Hochul, Public advocate Jumaane Williams and Council Speaker Julie Menin to celebrate his release.
huge news from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social: the city is shutting down the 30th Street shelter, a primary gateway for homeless intakes for decades
City Shutting Down Historic 30th Street Intake Shelter
The 30th Street shelter in Manhattan has served as the gateway to the city’s shelter system since the 1980’s, but is in dire need of repairs.
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An Azerbajani undergrad at Columbia was arrested by DHS agents who lied their way into her campus housing, according to acting prez and legal filings seeking her release reviewed by @thecity.nyc. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/26/e...
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ICE has doubled its capacity to hold immigrants at MDC, while federal filings from immigrants held there reveal frequent lock downs, inedible food, and difficulty accessing medical care.
ICE Has Doubled Its Presence in Notorious Brooklyn Jail
Rep. Dan Goldman learned of the expansion on Wednesday when he became the first lawmaker to visit the federal facility since it began detaining immigrants last June.
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"A Colombian man with HIV, referred to in legal filings as O.F.B., went more than a week without access to his preventative HIV medication despite asking staff at the prison for them multiple times each day." — @gwynnefitz.bsky.social and @rosalindadams.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/18/i...
ICE Has Doubled Its Presence in Notorious Brooklyn Jail
Rep. Dan Goldman learned of the expansion on Wednesday when he became the first lawmaker to visit the federal facility since it began detaining immigrants last June.
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