Overview

• ICE detained the Queens student, her mother and her 19-year-old brother during a required appearance at 26 Federal Plaza on Aug. 12.
• The mother and child were transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, while the son was taken to Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, according to published reports.
• DHS said the family entered the United States unlawfully in December 2022, has final orders of removal, and will remain in ICE custody pending removal.
• Hochul demanded the pair be returned to New York and pressed DHS to grant elected representatives access to inspect holding areas at Federal Plaza after reports of overcrowding and restricted access to counsel, noting lawmakers have been denied entry.
• Her office said fewer than half of ICE arrests in New York City involve people with criminal convictions, challenging claims that enforcement focuses on the 'worst of the worst.'