26 Federal Plaza
During late 2025, 26 Federal Plaza became the epicenter of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Federal ICE agents waited outside courtrooms to arrest people.
26 Federal Plaza, home to New York City's immigration courts, became a flashpoint of immigration enforcement in the fall of 2025 as ICE agents arrested people coming for their immigration hearings. (Photo by Sandra Sadek)
Federal Immigation and Customs Enforcement officers wait outside an immigration courtroom at 26 Federal Plaza, Aug. 25, 2025 (Photo by Sandra Sadek)
26 Federal Plaza, home to New York City's immigration courts, became a flashpoint of immigration enforcement in the fall of 2025 as ICE agents arrested people coming for their immigration hearings. (Photo by Sandra Sadek)
The holding cells inside 26 Federal Plaza, where detainees await transfer after being arrested by ICE outside of their immigration court hearings, Aug. 27, 2025 (Photo by Sandra Sadek)
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wait outside an immigration courtroom at 26 Federal Plaza, Aug. 27, 2025 (Photo by Sandra Sadek)
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wait outside an immigration courtroom at 26 Federal Plaza, Aug. 27, 2025 (Photo by Sandra Sadek)