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Video Captures Overcrowded ICE Holding Facility In Lower Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JUL 23 – Videos reveal immigrants held for days in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, with 186 detainees held overnight at peak, advocates say. Congressional access blocked.
- On July 22, 2025, newly released video footage exposed overcrowded and harsh detention conditions inside ICE’s facility located on the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza in downtown Manhattan, where migrants are held for extended periods.
- The facility's crowding worsened after ICE increased arrests in May, shifting from holding migrants briefly to detaining many for extended periods, despite DHS denying poor conditions.
- The video shows over two dozen men sleeping on floors, sharing one bathroom, receiving minimal food, no showers or medication, and limited outside contact amid denied congressional access.
- DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin declared claims of overcrowding and subprime conditions are 'categorically false,' while immigration advocates call these statements a 'flat-out lie' confirmed by the footage.
- The exposure intensified calls from advocates and officials to close the 10th floor detention, demanding transparency and justice for detainees who face inhumane treatment despite pursuing legal pathways.
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