ICE detains NYC Council staffer during court appointment, triggering release push
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A New York City Council staffer, Venezuelan by background with status through October 2026, was detained by ICE during a routine Long Island court appointment and taken to a Manhattan detention facility. City leaders including Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani say they are seeking the staffer's immediate release and criticize the action as government overreach, while DHS has provided no public justification for the detainment.
- NYC Council 'doing everything' to release staffer detained by ICE NBC News
- ICE Arrests N.Y.C. City Council Employee at Routine Appointment The New York Times
- Mamdani Blasts ICE Arrest of City Council Employee New York Magazine
- NYC Council employee detained by immigration officials in Nassau County, speaker says Gothamist
- Mamdani calls ICE detention of NYC employee 'assault on our democracy' Fox News
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