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Luis Ferré-Sadurní

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Journalist at The New York Times covering immigration in the NY region

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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: In New Jersey, ICE arrests more than doubled to 2,100+ in July, the highest since Trump returned to power. A look at one of the biggest raids, in Lakewood, where ICE arrested 18 people on a parking lot and inside a Mexican supermarket. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/n...
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‘They Opened the Door and Pulled Us Out’: How ICE Descended on a Town (Gift Article)
One summer morning, immigration agents swooped in and detained 18 immigrants at a store in Lakewood, N.J., plunging the town into fear.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
NEW: Children who played for Venezuela’s youth baseball league, Los Criollitos, a symbol of national pride and an MLB pipeline, have been left injured, orphaned or dead. Devastating accounts from La Guaira, where baseball is played proudly to the beat of samba: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/w...
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After Venezuela Earthquakes, a Youth Baseball League Counts the Dead
Children who played for Venezuela’s youth baseball league, a symbol of national pride, have been left injured, orphaned or dead.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
NEW: The US and Ecuador claimed they bombed a drug trafficking complex in early March. A @nytimes.com investigation found it was actually a dairy farm. From Ecuador: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...
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The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
NEW: The U.S.-Ecuador military operations against drug gangs were months in the making. A look at a new phase in Ecuador's drug war, from Noboa's courting of Trump to months of training by US Special Forces. W/ Eric Schmitt & Jose Maria León Cabrera: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/w...
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Why Ecuador Invited the U.S. Military to Help with Its Drug Gangs
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
NEW: Carlos García, a Venezuelan politician opposed to Maduro, fled Venezuela in 2017 to escape charges from the Maduro regime. He rebuilt a life in Ohio, delivering Amazon packages until he was detained by ICE. His family fears for his safety in Venezuela. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/w...
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A Politician in Exile, Detained by ICE, Fears Deportation to Venezuela
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY. Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
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New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I visited Vieques in December and wrote a 36 Hours column for the @nytimes.com. The small island has retained its no-frills charm, keeping overdevelopment at bay. Go for its bioluminescent bay, stay for some of the most beautiful beaches in Puerto Rico. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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36 Hours on Vieques, Puerto Rico: Things to Do and See (Gift Article)
Drive winding roads, past free-roaming horses, to the secluded white-sand beaches of this rugged Puerto Rican island.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
NEW: After Maduro's capture, Venezuela's government will now receive more deportation flights following discussions with Trump officials. Up to three deportation flights per week are expected, up from two-a-week last year. W/ Annie Correal and @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/w...
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Facing U.S. Pressure, Venezuela Agrees to Take More Deportees
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Grab our 8-page special section in Sunday’s @nytimes.com, a deep dive into Year One of President Trump’s immigration crackdown, in print today. With amazing photographs by Todd Heisler.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
UPDATE: DHS said the man is Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez. DHS says he entered US on a tourist visa in 2017 and overstayed. Said he had an assault arrest; did not specify if he had been charged/convicted. Council says he had TPS that granted him work authorization until Oct. 2026.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
NEW: A Venezuelan employee of the New York City Council was detained by Trump immigration officials during a routine appointment on Long Island. Julie Menin, the Council speaker, said the staffer was legally authorized to live and work in the US until October. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/n...
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ICE Arrests N.Y.C. City Council Employee at Routine Appointment
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
NEW: Kristi Noem showed up in New York City to tout gang-linked arrests in the city and defend the officer in the Minneapolis shooting. She had sharp words for Mamdani, but stopped short of calling for an escalation in NYC. W/ @la-ley.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...
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Noem Defends Officer in Minneapolis Killing and Attacks Mamdani
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
NEW: A look at Year One of Trump’s immigration crackdown, with reporting and photography from across the United States. W/ Todd Heisler: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Year 1 of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: ICE Raids, Deportations and Protests (Gift Article)
The crackdown and detentions swept from one coast to the other: day laborers in Los Angeles, a flower seller in Chicago, immigrants in New York courtrooms.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
NEW: After months of trying, Democrats in Congress were finally allowed into the holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza. Rep. Dan Goldman said he was told by ICE officials that 60% of those detained in NY did not have criminal records. With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
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ICE Allows Democratic Lawmakers Inside Migrant Cells in New York City
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Ana Ley @la-ley.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
NEW: The Trump administration has fired 8 immigration judges in one day in New York City as feds seek to restrict immigration nationwide (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
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Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE. Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
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Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
NEW: As New York braces for a potential surge in ICE activity, Tom Homan renewed his threat to send more agents to New York. That and more with @la-ley.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
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Trump’s Border Czar Threatens More Immigrant Arrests in New York City
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
NEW: Following a legal fight, ICE freed a blind Ecuadorean man who was being held in isolation at a New York county jail. He was one of several Hispanic men picked up by ICE in Queens in recent days. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
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ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
NEW: The New York Times and KFF surveyed 1,800+ immigrants in the United States. Half of all immigrants say they feel less safe since President Trump took office, and yet the majority are resolved to stay. Check out the poll's findings: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Under Trump, Immigrants Are More Fearful but Determined to Stay, Poll Finds
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
NEW: A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against a New York law that prohibits ICE arrests at local courthouses. The judge sided with New York. (This has no impact on arrests happening at federal immigration courts) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
NEW: A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit filed in June against a New York state law that prohibits ICE arrests at state/local courthouses. Story to come. Our story from the original lawsuit in June: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...
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Trump Administration Sues New York Over Law Barring ICE From Courthouses
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NEW: ICE has explored whether to use a Coast Guard base on Staten Island for detainees, visiting last week. Unclear if ICE will proceed, but search for beds comes amid talks of wider crackdown in New York. W/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/n...
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ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
NEW: A blind Ecuadorean man has been held by ICE since Tuesday at 26 Federal Plaza without access to a lawyer, according to a petition filed by his sister in Manhattan federal court. A hearing on his case is taking place now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...
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Sister of Blind Man Targeted for Deportation Asks U.S. to Free Him
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
That federal immigration raid on Canal Street last month was supposed to have been a lot larger. It's also a harbinger of what might come. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...
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New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The Canal Street raid, which included more than 50 agents, was supposed to be even larger. Feds had amassed more than 100 agents for the raid, but it was scaled back at the last minute, after details leaked, per 3 people familiar. Raid was a harbinger of what's to come.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
NEW: New York has been quietly preparing for a potential Trump deployment of troops & agents to NYC. Hochul, business, activists mobilized - meeting, discussing lawsuits, talking to LA/Chicago. + New details on Canal Street raid. W/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...
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New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
DHS “probably violated federal immigration laws, which entitle most immigrants facing deportation to a hearing before a judge — a hearing Mr. Juarez never had. .. It is unclear how many other immigrants like Mr. Juarez have been erroneously removed ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Alejandro Juarez was supposed to be transferred to an ICE facility in Arizona. He has a court hearing in October. Instead, DHS put him on the wrong plane -- and deported him to Mexico. One of the craziest stories I've reported w/ @luisferre7.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
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How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
NEW: How ICE mistakenly deported Alejandro Juarez to Mexico. Alejandro was detained in NYC, put on the wrong ICE plane and sent to Mexico. He never saw a judge, no deportation order - a likely violation of law. W/ @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
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How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Update: D.H.S. said today that 9 men, most from West Africa and some with prior arrests, were detained. Some entered the country under Biden, while others overstayed their visa or were ordered deported by a judge years ago.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
NEW: More than 50 federal agents descended on Canal Street in New York City, arresting several men and leading to impromptu protests. More on today's raid in Manhattan, including video and eyewitness accounts. With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...
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Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
NEW: Federal agents arrested two Venezuelan men outside a migrant shelter in Times Square. DHS said the men were in the country illegally and belonged to Tren de Aragua. The partner of one of the men denied any gang ties. W/ @oliviabensimon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
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Federal Agents Make Arrests Outside Migrant Shelter in Times Square
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2025
Breaking News: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by deporting noncitizen student activists.
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Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech
In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 25/09/2025
They thought they were the kind of highly skilled engineers ​who could help fulfill President Trump’s goal of reviving American​ manufacturing. Mr. Cho was checking his team’s balance sheets in his office when he saw helicopters and armored vehicles outside. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...
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‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
NEW: Rep. Dan Goldman and Brad Lander, the city comptroller, have referred the ICE officer to the Department of Justice for "felony prosecution." The two-page referral accused the officer of using "excessive force" that deprived the victim of her Fourth Amendment rights.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
NEW: An ICE officer was "relieved of his duties" after pushing an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at an immigration courthouse in New York. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/n...
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ICE Officer ‘Relieved of His Duties’ After Pushing Woman to Floor
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
U.S. Agent Pushes Woman to Floor in Immigration Courthouse Confrontation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...
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U.S. Agent Pushes Woman to Floor in Immigration Courthouse Confrontation
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
NEW: A New York City jail official violated city sanctuary laws by providing information about two immigrants to the federal government. The information led ICE to arrest a Venezuelan man convicted of third-degree assault in February outside Rikers. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...
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N.Y.C. Jail Official Broke Sanctuary Laws by Helping D.H.S., Report Says
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
NEW: 11 Democratic officials were arrested after showing up at 26 Federal Plaza and demanding access to the ICE holding cells on the 10th floor, refusing to leave. Others were arrested outside after blocking the building exit during a sit-in protest. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...
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11 Elected Officials Arrested Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
NEW: Federal judge issues preliminary injunction to protect migrants from potentially “unconstitutional and inhumane treatment" at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/n...
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Judge Steps Up Pressure on ICE to Fix Conditions in N.Y.C. Holding Cells
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
NEW: A NY state judge struck down an executive order issued by the Eric Adams administration that sought to allow ICE into Rikers Island, calling it “illegal.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
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Adams Administration Move to Let ICE Into Rikers Is Illegal, Judge Rules
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
NEW: A NY state judge issued a final ruling in the City Council lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams over his attempt to let ICE into Rikers. Judge ruled the executive order was “illegal, null, and void,” because of an “impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest." Story TK
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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Immigration workplace raids in a sprawling suburban region of NJ unnerve warehouse workers and owners who are key to the supply chain. Important behind-the-scenes reporting by @luisferre7.bsky.social
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Pair of Immigration Raids Disrupt a New Jersey Shipping Hub
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
NEW: ICE raids this summer at 2 New Jersey warehouses unsettled a crucial Northeast shipping hub, where Amazon/Fedex/UPS have a large presence. Nearly 50 workers arrested, disrupting operations, delaying shipments. We spoke with workers, residents, business leaders: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/n...
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Pair of Immigration Raids Disrupt a New Jersey Shipping Hub
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Federal officers raided a warehouse in New Jersey, detaining 29 immigrant workers, per officials. Workers described a chaotic scene inside, w/ people running and hiding as officers checked immigration status. One of the biggest raids in NJ so far. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...
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Federal Agents Detain Dozens of Workers in Raid at New Jersey Warehouse
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
BREAKING: A federal raid at a warehouse in Edison, New Jersey led to the arrest of 29 immigrant workers on Wednesday, per officials. It seems like the largest raid in NJ this year, conducted by Customs and Border Protection. We interviewed workers: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...
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Federal Agents Detain Dozens of Workers in Raid at New Jersey Warehouse
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
NEW: The deportation of a mother and her 6-year-old girl to Ecuador touched a nerve in New York. But they were hardly the first family deported. ICE has detained about 50 children in the NYC area, deporting 38 of them under Trump 2.0. More on family detentions: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...
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Deportation of 6-Year-Old Puts Spotlight on ICE’s Detention of Families
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
NEW: The backstory behind an unannounced pardon by Gov. Kathy Hochul to stave off the deportation of an immigrant from Laos in July. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/n...
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Governor Hochul Pardons Laotian Immigrant to Stop His Deportation
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
This was Judge Dale Ho's ruling in the habeas corpus petition that released Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, a Paraguayan asylum seeker, after he was detained by ICE in immigration court. We dissected his arrest, and were there to cover his release earlier this month: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/n...
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Anatomy of an ICE Arrest
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