A Brooklyn student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a routine hearing was alone, seeking asylum in the United States, elected officials said. On Thursday, officials and advocates called for the release of 20-year-old Mamadou Mouctar Diallo,

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility, acting on complaints by jailed migrants that it is dirty, smelly and overcrowded.