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Immigration Advocates, Officials Ask For Detainees to be Released From Brooklyn Federal Jail

The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Sunset Park is currently housing over 100 immigrant detainees.

Jul 15, 2025 10:43 AM Read more >

More Americans Say Immigration is a Net Positive

A record-high 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country, according to a Gallup poll released on Friday.

Jul 11, 2025 12:16 PM Read more >

Health Care, Disability Groups Protest Malliotakis Vote on Big Beautiful Bill

About 50 healthcare and disability advocates gathered in front of the Brooklyn office of Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis in Bay Ridge on Monday to protest her vote for the Big Beautiful Bill.

Jul 8, 2025 12:16 PM Read more >

How The Big Beautiful Bill Can Shake up Healthcare in New York

President Donald Trump officially signed The One Big Beautiful Bill into law on Friday, paving the way for major cuts in New York's health care system.

Jul 7, 2025 7:08 AM Read more >

Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Cutting Temporary Protected Status For Haitians

A federal judge in Brooklyn on Tuesday ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem didn’t have the authority to cut short the temporary protected status of Haitian immigrants in the United States.

Jul 2, 2025 8:50 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Residents Part of DOJ's National Heath Care Fraud Takedown

Seven Brooklyn residents were charged with various crimes relating to health care fraud schemes on Monday, including in one case where defendants allegedly made $10.6 billion worth of fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid.

Jul 1, 2025 10:34 AM Read more >

U.S. Halts Temporary Protection Status For Haitians

TPS designation for Haiti expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination will be effective on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

Jun 28, 2025 10:00 AM Read more >

ICE is Holding Detainees in Notorious Sunset Park Jail

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park has started taking in individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with more than 100 now housed in the federal jail, the Daily News reported.

Jun 26, 2025 9:36 AM Read more >

Labor Leaders Exit DNC as Tensions Flare Over Working-Class Strategy

Two Labor leaders resign, accusing Democrats of closing ranks while party leaders insist they are ramping up pro-labor efforts

Jun 25, 2025 9:47 AM Read more >

U.S. Attacks 3 Nuclear Facilities in Iran

Dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer," the U.S. military deployed stealth bombers and dropped 12 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs), each weighing 30,000 pounds.

Jun 23, 2025 9:13 AM Read more >