Overview

• Mayor Eric Adams has asked the General Services Administration to inspect the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza following reports of inhumane conditions
• Advocates released footage showing dozens of asylum seekers sleeping on aluminum blankets in cramped, windowless quarters with only shared toilets
• City data indicate detainees have stayed on average more than four days, contradicting ICE’s description of the site as a short-term processing center
• Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams have called for FDNY and Department of Buildings reviews for possible fire, zoning and occupancy violations
• The Justice Department filed suit against New York City and Mayor Adams, arguing that sanctuary policies violate the Supremacy Clause by impeding federal immigration enforcement