🔴 LIVE: NYC Council Employee Detained by ICE; Speaker Menin Provides Emergency Update

New York City Council · January 13, 2026

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Opening: announcement of council staffer detained

Announcement

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Speaker Menon opened the press conference and announced that federal immigration officials detained a New York City Council employee after a routine court appearance in Bethpage, Long Island. He said the employee called the Council and was given one phone call and that staff are working to secure the employee's release.

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Speaker Menon and federal and city lawmakers held a press conference to announce that federal immigration officials detained a New York City Council staffer during a routine court appearance in Bethpage, Long Island, and to demand the staffer’s immediate release and more transparency from DHS/ICE.

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