Overview

• Envelopes containing an unknown white powder were discovered on the ninth floor of 26 Federal Plaza, prompting evacuation and deployment of FDNY Hazmat teams.
• The FBI joined the response and ICE detainees on site were relocated outside the building as hazmat operations continued.
• Mayor Eric Adams reported no known injuries and Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry advised New Yorkers to avoid the surrounding area.
• Federal partners are conducting lab tests on the substance, with results pending before investigators allow staff to return.
• The episode intensifies scrutiny of the facility days after a federal judge limited its use for detaining immigrants over conditions concerns.