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In absentia removal orders — issued when people miss their immigration hearings — reached record heights nationally and more than doubled in the city last month, according to a new report from the nonprofit bklg.org, which analyzes immigration court data to help immigration attorneys keep on top of their clients’ cases. Immigration judges in the city ordered nearly 4,500 people removed in absentia in June, up from about 2,200 in May.
The increase occurred during the first few weeks of the administration’s rollout of what are called “mega master” hearings, where immigration judges consider scores of cases at once. Some people awaiting their hearings at 26 Federal Plaza told The City Reporter they scrambled to make plans to get to the Lower Manhattan building after learning of their new court dates only days in advance.
“It shouldn't be this way,” said 35-year-old Erika Valero, who spent more than $1,000 on a last-minute trip from Chicago so she and her daughter could come to court last Friday. “This is a disaster.”
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Authorities have identified the man they say set off fireworks, fired a pellet gun and lit a large fire outside the employee entrance of 26 Federal Plaza on Monday morning. Two government workers and a bystander sustained minor injuries.
The towering office in Lower Manhattan is home to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, other federal agencies and immigration court. Footage obtained by ABC7 shows someone running up to the building’s entrance, dumping liquid out of a bucket and setting the substance ablaze before running off.
Andrew Arrabaca, 43, is being held in custody while federal charges against him are pending, authorities said. The Department of Homeland Security dubbed him an “anti-ICE rioter” and James Barnacle, assistant director in charge of New York’s FBI field office, said a cart Arrabaca had with him had a poster on the side reading “ICE Off Our Streets.”
Barnacle said Arrabaca served as a U.S. Army soldier between 2001 and 2005 and worked as a repairman and mechanic for missile systems. A bag he had with him Monday contained two axes, a hammer, a machete, three knives and six fireworks, according to the assistant director.
Security guards and members of the Federal Protective Service tackled Arrabaca to the ground outside the building within a matter of minutes, authorities said. His attorney information wasn't immediately available.
— Gwynne Hogan
Mamdani Cuts Red Tape
Mayor Zohran Mamdani scored some points with the city’s small business community Monday when he announced his administration was slashing 50 burdensome regulations.
That includes lowering fines for common food truck violations as well as repealing requirements that bodegas have a separate license to sell fruit, flowers or soft drinks and that restaurants have a separate license to sell frozen desserts.
The mayor promised decisive action to help small firms in the early days of his administration, but some small business leaders had become restive over the lack of specifics. On Monday, the Five Borough Jobs Campaign praised Mamdani’s announcement while making clear the group expected more to be done, including “reducing fines and fees by 50% and creating a regulatory system that emphasizes clarity, coordination and compliance rather than punishment.”
In recent weeks, Mamdani has emphasized he understands the role of business in the economy — especially in an interview with columnist Errol Louis in connection with a groundbreaking for the American Express tower being built at 2 World Trade Center.
— Greg David
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Tuesday, July 21: Watch dance performances in Astoria by Queens-based dance companies. Free, Athens Square, 6 p.m.
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