New York City to Settle for $92.5 Million Over Improper Immigrant Detentions

The city was accused of unlawfully holding more than 20,000 people beyond their scheduled release dates between 1997 and 2012 to comply with ICE detainer requests.

For years, federal immigration agents had a reliable place to find undocumented immigrants they wanted to deport: New York City jails.

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