Nearly A Dozen New York City Officials Arrested After Demanding Access To ICE Holding Cells

By Daily Caller Staff

Federal officers arrested 11 Democratic elected officials in Lower Manhattan on Thursday after they demanded access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding rooms.

The sit-ins unfolded hours after a federal judge ordered ICE to improve conditions at the 10th-floor holding area at 26 Federal Plaza, requiring cleanliness standards, limits on crowding and prompt access to legal calls, according to The New York Times. Lawmakers said they sought to verify compliance; Department of Homeland Security personnel refused entry and moved to make arrests inside, while New York Police Department officers cuffed others outside during a related blockade.

“This afternoon I faced arrest alongside dozens of New Yorkers in a nonviolent civil disobedience to demand oversight of ICE’s inhumane detention practices,” New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams said in a statement…

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