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President Donald Trump
18 days agoICE
ICE hits record 50,000 arrests in July under Trump's deportation push
ICE arrested nearly 50,000 people in July 2026 — the highest monthly total of Trump's second term. The surge, driven by expanded state partnerships and 12,000 new officers, marks a 70% jump from February, even as data shows most of those arrested had no criminal record.
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President Donald Trump
22 days agoVoting
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump's Mail Voting Restrictions Before Midterms
The Supreme Court lifted a key injunction blocking Trump's executive order on mail-in voting, ruling it was too early for Democratic states to challenge it. A second injunction against the Postal Service remains in place, and legal and practical hurdles may still prevent major changes before November.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
17 days agoRacial Equity
Judge Rules Mamdani and Adams Broke Law on Racial Equity Plans
A Manhattan judge ruled that both former Mayor Eric Adams and current Mayor Zohran Mamdani violated city law by missing charter-mandated deadlines to release racial equity plans. Mamdani did release a preliminary plan in April 2026, but critics say it still falls short of requirements.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
20 days agoHousing
Mamdani Fast-Tracks Housing Court to Push Out Neglectful Landlords
Mayor Mamdani launched a housing court "fast track" that assigns judges the same day cases are filed for the most urgent tenant emergencies — including buildings under vacate orders, elevator outages, and severe code violations — with a goal of forcing repairs or replacing negligent landlords faster.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
23 days agoICE
Hochul Backs Program That Pays Local Cops to Help Border Patrol
A federal program called Operation Stonegarden pays New York sheriff's deputies to work with Border Patrol. Records show deputies have helped detain at least 24 immigrants since 2023 — even as Governor Hochul champions a law meant to stop local police from aiding immigration enforcement.
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President Donald Trump
28 days agoICE
Trump Picks Lance Schroyer Who Led One of America's Harshest ICE Crackdowns
President Trump has nominated Lance Schroyer, a figure tied to Oklahoma's sweeping immigration enforcement operation — one of the toughest crackdowns on unauthorized immigrants in U.S. history — to lead ICE, signaling how far the administration intends to push its deportation agenda.
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Heat map · 7 daysPixels are New York City's ratings over the last week. You are the yellow dot.