ICE Says Monthlong New York Operation Produced 2,197 Arrests
Bloomberg Law | September 1, 2026

Federal officials say ICE arrested 2,197 people across New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and upstate New York between July 27 and August 29. DHS highlighted serious offenders but has not publicly provided a complete criminal-history breakdown of all people arrested.
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Federal Appeals Court Broadens Mandatory Immigration Detention
Courthouse News Service | September 1, 2026

A divided Fifth Circuit ruled that many people who entered without formal admission can be detained throughout their removal proceedings without an immigration bond hearing, deepening a major federal-court dispute over detention authority.
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Appeals Court Rejects Entry-Based Asylum Restriction
Law360 | September 1, 2026

The Ninth Circuit held that federal immigration law permits people to seek asylum regardless of whether they entered through an official port, striking down an expired rule but establishing precedent relevant to future asylum restrictions.
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New York Pushes to Preserve Federal Workforce-Demographic Data
New York State Division of Human Rights | September 1, 2026

New York joined other civil-rights agencies in opposing an EEOC proposal to eliminate longstanding employer demographic reporting, arguing that the data are critical for detecting workplace disparities and enforcing employment-discrimination laws.
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