President-elect Donald Trump is planning to revoke a policy that prevents Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting immigrants at locations like churches, schools and hospitals, as well as events such as funerals and weddings, sources tell NBC News. The move focuses on increasing ICE’s authority and speed when arresting migrants nationwide as part…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city will shut down the Floyd Bennett Field shelter in March 2025. This is the latest closure by the Adams administration, making it the 25th shelter to end its services. Migrants will be moved out of the shelter by the middle of January. In a statement,…

President-elect Donald Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, are preparing to execute a plan to deport the largest number of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. As part of this effort, the topic of “Dreamers” has once again come to the forefront. Dreamers, under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), are undocumented immigrants who…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is exploring ways to get around current laws to deport undocumented immigrants. Adams said he may issue an emergency order to suspend the city’s sanctuary law, bypassing New York City Council opposition. Adams said during a Sunday appearance on CBS’s “The Point with Marcia Kramer” that he’s willing to…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, said he wants to meet with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan. Trump tapped Homan to implement a mass deportation plan. “I would love to sit down with the border czar and hear his thoughts on how we are going to address those who are…

New York City officials expressed frustration on Sunday, Dec. 1, over a fresh report published on Sunday, Nov. 30, by the New York Post that revealed new numbers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The Post reported that nearly 60,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records or pending criminal charges are out and about…

New data released from the U.S. Geological Survey on Thursday, Nov. 21, revealed water supplies are being threatened in at least one part of the country. In the Northeast, severe drought conditions have left rivers, channels and reservoirs at historically low levels. Hydrologists are especially concerned because fall is typically when they see bodies of…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that he is naming Jessica Tisch to be the next commissioner of the New York Police Department. Tisch is currently commissioner of the city’s Department of Sanitation. In selecting Tisch, Adams is naming just the second female commissioner in the department’s 179-year history. Tisch…

The heat gets turned up on Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, as the House Ethics Committee weighs whether to release its report. And New York City issues a historic drought warning. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Lawyer details Gaetz accusations as committee mulls report release…

The number of homeless students in New York City has hit a record high. Data from the Advocates for Children of New York revealed more than 146,000 public school students were homeless during the 2023-2024 school year.  This means 1 in 8 students across the district were either in shelters or living temporarily with friends…