Overview

• Rep. Dan Goldman disclosed that roughly 100 immigrants are held in cramped, unsanitary cells on the 10th floor of New York’s Federal Plaza with minimal food, water, hygiene and privacy.
• He reported that detainees are shackled by arms, legs and waist during civil immigration court proceedings despite not being accused of violent crimes.
• ICE officials refused Goldman’s request to inspect the makeshift holding site after Deputy Field Director Bill Joyce denied it qualifies as a detention center.
• Goldman accused the agency of conducting illegal deportations and arresting individuals with active cases or by mistake to meet aggressive enforcement quotas.
• The exposure has intensified congressional calls for transparency as Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” allocates $175 billion and bonuses to bolster ICE’s deportation operations.