One other New York Metropolis public college pupil has been detained by federal immigration authorities as a part of the Trump administration’s escalation of round-ups and deportations, in line with elected and training officers.
The state and native lawmakers shared on social media Friday afternoon {that a} junior at Grover Cleveland Excessive College in Ridgewood, Queens, was arrested earlier this week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers at an immigration courtroom listening to that Michael Gianaris, the New York State Senate deputy chief, characterised as “routine.”
“This is not justice,” Councilwoman Jennifer Gutiérrez, a Democrat whose district contains Ridgewood, stated on X. “This is condoned family separation by the Trump Administration.”
“Apprehending anyone — let alone minors in courthouses, when they are following our laws, our protocols, is unjustifiable. I am calling for his immediate release.”
“His family has not heard from him in days,” Assemblywoman Claire Valdez added on X, “and has no idea where he is being held. I demand that he be released immediately to his family.”
The Queens pupil is the second identified immigrant enrolled in New York Metropolis’s public faculties to be focused for deportation throughout President Trump’s present time period.
Final month, ICE brokers detained Dylan, a 20-year-old Bronx pupil from Venezuela, after he attended a routine courtroom listening to in Manhattan — sparking widespread condemnation by Democrats and protests. His final title is being withheld at his household’s request.
On Monday, Mayor Adams, who has principally reserved judgement on Trump’s deportation agenda, took the surprising step of submitting a friend-of-the-court transient on Dylan’s behalf.
“We are deeply saddened to learn that one of our students was detained by ICE while attending a legal hearing to seek asylum,” Faculties Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos stated in an announcement. “This young person should be returning home from school today, surrounded by family — not facing detention.”
Emphasizing that the arrest didn’t happen in a faculty, the chancellor urged households to maintain sending youngsters to their lessons.
Federal brokers have been rounding up immigrants in decrease Manhattan for days, specializing in courthouses and a close-by migrant service middle on Elk St. The arrests are a part of a nationwide effort below the Trump administration to ensnare migrants, together with individuals with out legal information, in deportation proceedings as they seem for numerous check-ins.
Initially Printed: June 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM EDT
