Month: December 2025

ICE at airports: Risks of Domestic Travel

*Ver a continuación en español. Community members have been arrested by ICE at airports when they were trying to fly domestically, creating fear.  Who is being targeted?* We do not fully know who is being targeted. All people who are undocumented or have temporary or expired immigration status face some risk. However, we believe there is currently higher risk for: … Read more »

Victory! The Safer Sanctuary Act Passes in the New York City Council

December 22, 2025 The Immigrant Defense Project celebrates passage of the Safer Sanctuary Act, Intro 1412, which keeps federal agents seeking to target our immigrant neighbors from having an office on Rikers Island (or any DOC property) and updates the definitions of immigration enforcement to reflect how the federal government weaponizes different arms of government to target people. New Yorkers … Read more »