NEW: Children who played for Venezuela’s youth baseball league, Los Criollitos, a symbol of national pride and an MLB pipeline, have been left injured, orphaned or dead. Devastating accounts from La Guaira, where baseball is played proudly to the beat of samba: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/w...

After Venezuela Earthquakes, a Youth Baseball League Counts the Dead

Children who played for Venezuela’s youth baseball league, a symbol of national pride, have been left injured, orphaned or dead.

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NEW: The US and Ecuador claimed they bombed a drug trafficking complex in early March. A @nytimes.com investigation found it was actually a dairy farm. From Ecuador: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm.

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NEW: The U.S.-Ecuador military operations against drug gangs were months in the making. A look at a new phase in Ecuador's drug war, from Noboa's courting of Trump to months of training by US Special Forces. W/ Eric Schmitt & Jose Maria León Cabrera: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/w...

Why Ecuador Invited the U.S. Military to Help with Its Drug Gangs

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NEW: Carlos García, a Venezuelan politician opposed to Maduro, fled Venezuela in 2017 to escape charges from the Maduro regime. He rebuilt a life in Ohio, delivering Amazon packages until he was detained by ICE. His family fears for his safety in Venezuela. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/w...

A Politician in Exile, Detained by ICE, Fears Deportation to Venezuela

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NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY. Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...

New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids

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I visited Vieques in December and wrote a 36 Hours column for the @nytimes.com. The small island has retained its no-frills charm, keeping overdevelopment at bay. Go for its bioluminescent bay, stay for some of the most beautiful beaches in Puerto Rico. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

36 Hours on Vieques, Puerto Rico: Things to Do and See (Gift Article)

Drive winding roads, past free-roaming horses, to the secluded white-sand beaches of this rugged Puerto Rican island.

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NEW: After Maduro's capture, Venezuela's government will now receive more deportation flights following discussions with Trump officials. Up to three deportation flights per week are expected, up from two-a-week last year. W/ Annie Correal and @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/w...

Facing U.S. Pressure, Venezuela Agrees to Take More Deportees

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Grab our 8-page special section in Sunday’s @nytimes.com, a deep dive into Year One of President Trump’s immigration crackdown, in print today. With amazing photographs by Todd Heisler.

UPDATE: DHS said the man is Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez. DHS says he entered US on a tourist visa in 2017 and overstayed. Said he had an assault arrest; did not specify if he had been charged/convicted. Council says he had TPS that granted him work authorization until Oct. 2026.

Luis Ferré-Sadurní@luisferre7.bsky.social · 7mo ago

NEW: A Venezuelan employee of the New York City Council was detained by Trump immigration officials during a routine appointment on Long Island. Julie Menin, the Council speaker, said the staffer was legally authorized to live and work in the US until October. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/n...

NEW: A Venezuelan employee of the New York City Council was detained by Trump immigration officials during a routine appointment on Long Island. Julie Menin, the Council speaker, said the staffer was legally authorized to live and work in the US until October. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/n...

ICE Arrests N.Y.C. City Council Employee at Routine Appointment

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NEW: Kristi Noem showed up in New York City to tout gang-linked arrests in the city and defend the officer in the Minneapolis shooting. She had sharp words for Mamdani, but stopped short of calling for an escalation in NYC. W/ @la-ley.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...

Noem Defends Officer in Minneapolis Killing and Attacks Mamdani

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NEW: A look at Year One of Trump’s immigration crackdown, with reporting and photography from across the United States. W/ Todd Heisler: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Year 1 of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: ICE Raids, Deportations and Protests (Gift Article)

The crackdown and detentions swept from one coast to the other: day laborers in Los Angeles, a flower seller in Chicago, immigrants in New York courtrooms.

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NEW: After months of trying, Democrats in Congress were finally allowed into the holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza. Rep. Dan Goldman said he was told by ICE officials that 60% of those detained in NY did not have criminal records. With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...

ICE Allows Democratic Lawmakers Inside Migrant Cells in New York City

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NEW: The Trump administration has fired 8 immigration judges in one day in New York City as feds seek to restrict immigration nationwide (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...

Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York

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Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...

Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage

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NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE. Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...

Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children

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NEW: As New York braces for a potential surge in ICE activity, Tom Homan renewed his threat to send more agents to New York. That and more with @la-ley.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...

Trump’s Border Czar Threatens More Immigrant Arrests in New York City

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NEW: Following a legal fight, ICE freed a blind Ecuadorean man who was being held in isolation at a New York county jail. He was one of several Hispanic men picked up by ICE in Queens in recent days. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...

ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation

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NEW: The New York Times and KFF surveyed 1,800+ immigrants in the United States. Half of all immigrants say they feel less safe since President Trump took office, and yet the majority are resolved to stay. Check out the poll's findings: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

Under Trump, Immigrants Are More Fearful but Determined to Stay, Poll Finds

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NEW: A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against a New York law that prohibits ICE arrests at local courthouses. The judge sided with New York. (This has no impact on arrests happening at federal immigration courts) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests

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NEW: A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit filed in June against a New York state law that prohibits ICE arrests at state/local courthouses. Story to come. Our story from the original lawsuit in June: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...

Trump Administration Sues New York Over Law Barring ICE From Courthouses

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NEW: ICE has explored whether to use a Coast Guard base on Staten Island for detainees, visiting last week. Unclear if ICE will proceed, but search for beds comes amid talks of wider crackdown in New York. W/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/n...

ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City

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NEW: A blind Ecuadorean man has been held by ICE since Tuesday at 26 Federal Plaza without access to a lawyer, according to a petition filed by his sister in Manhattan federal court. A hearing on his case is taking place now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...

Sister of Blind Man Targeted for Deportation Asks U.S. to Free Him

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That federal immigration raid on Canal Street last month was supposed to have been a lot larger. It's also a harbinger of what might come. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...

New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown

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The Canal Street raid, which included more than 50 agents, was supposed to be even larger. Feds had amassed more than 100 agents for the raid, but it was scaled back at the last minute, after details leaked, per 3 people familiar. Raid was a harbinger of what's to come.

Luis Ferré-Sadurní@luisferre7.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW: New York has been quietly preparing for a potential Trump deployment of troops & agents to NYC. Hochul, business, activists mobilized - meeting, discussing lawsuits, talking to LA/Chicago. + New details on Canal Street raid. W/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...

NEW: New York has been quietly preparing for a potential Trump deployment of troops & agents to NYC. Hochul, business, activists mobilized - meeting, discussing lawsuits, talking to LA/Chicago. + New details on Canal Street raid. W/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...

New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown

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DHS “probably violated federal immigration laws, which entitle most immigrants facing deportation to a hearing before a judge — a hearing Mr. Juarez never had. .. It is unclear how many other immigrants like Mr. Juarez have been erroneously removed ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

Alejandro Juarez was supposed to be transferred to an ICE facility in Arizona. He has a court hearing in October. Instead, DHS put him on the wrong plane -- and deported him to Mexico. One of the craziest stories I've reported w/ @luisferre7.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico

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NEW: How ICE mistakenly deported Alejandro Juarez to Mexico. Alejandro was detained in NYC, put on the wrong ICE plane and sent to Mexico. He never saw a judge, no deportation order - a likely violation of law. W/ @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico

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Update: D.H.S. said today that 9 men, most from West Africa and some with prior arrests, were detained. Some entered the country under Biden, while others overstayed their visa or were ordered deported by a judge years ago.

Luis Ferré-Sadurní@luisferre7.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NEW: More than 50 federal agents descended on Canal Street in New York City, arresting several men and leading to impromptu protests. More on today's raid in Manhattan, including video and eyewitness accounts. With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...