Luis Ferré-Sadurní
@luisferre7.bsky.social
Journalist at The New York Times covering immigration in the NY region
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...
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...
Facing U.S. Pressure, Venezuela Agrees to Take More Deportees
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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...
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...
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.
With amazing photographs by Todd Heisler.
January 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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.
With amazing photographs by Todd Heisler.
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.
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.
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...
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...
ICE Arrests N.Y.C. City Council Employee at Routine Appointment
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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.
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.
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...
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...
ICE Arrests N.Y.C. City Council Employee at Routine Appointment
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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...
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...
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...
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...
Noem Defends Officer in Minneapolis Killing and Attacks Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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...
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...
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/...
W/ Todd Heisler:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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/...
W/ Todd Heisler:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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...
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...
ICE Allows Democratic Lawmakers Inside Migrant Cells in New York City
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Luis Ferré-Sadurní
NEW: The Trump administration has fired 8 immigration judges in one day in New York City as feds seek to restrict immigration nationwide
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
NEW: The Trump administration has fired 8 immigration judges in one day in New York City as feds seek to restrict immigration nationwide
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
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...
That and more with @la-ley.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
Trump’s Border Czar Threatens More Immigrant Arrests in New York City
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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...
That and more with @la-ley.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
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...
He was one of several Hispanic men picked up by ICE in Queens in recent days.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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...
He was one of several Hispanic men picked up by ICE in Queens in recent days.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
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...
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...
Under Trump, Immigrants Are More Fearful but Determined to Stay, Poll Finds
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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...
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...
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...
The judge sided with New York.
(This has no impact on arrests happening at federal immigration courts)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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...
The judge sided with New York.
(This has no impact on arrests happening at federal immigration courts)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
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...
Story to come.
Our story from the original lawsuit in June:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...
Trump Administration Sues New York Over Law Barring ICE From Courthouses
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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...
Story to come.
Our story from the original lawsuit in June:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...
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...
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...
ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City
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November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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...
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...
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...
A hearing on his case is taking place now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...
Sister of Blind Man Targeted for Deportation Asks U.S. to Free Him
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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...
A hearing on his case is taking place now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...
Reposted by Luis Ferré-Sadurní
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...
New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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.
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.
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...
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...
New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Luis Ferré-Sadurní
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...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
October 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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...
@nytimes.com
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Reposted by Luis Ferré-Sadurní
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...
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...
How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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...
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...
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...
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...
How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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...
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...
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.
Some entered the country under Biden, while others overstayed their visa or were ordered deported by a judge years ago.
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...
More on today's raid in Manhattan, including video and eyewitness accounts.
With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...
Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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.
Some entered the country under Biden, while others overstayed their visa or were ordered deported by a judge years ago.
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...
More on today's raid in Manhattan, including video and eyewitness accounts.
With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...
Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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...
More on today's raid in Manhattan, including video and eyewitness accounts.
With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...