ICE Accused of Holding Migrants in Hidden Field Office Rooms
Oct 31, 2025·Location: New York, NY

A Guardian investigation found that ICE has been holding people in small, secretive rooms inside field offices and federal buildings for days or weeks. After ICE issued a June memo allowing up to three-day holds, data showed average detention times increased by nearly 600% at some locations, with cases of people held for months. Legal groups are challenging these practices, citing lack of oversight, denial of legal counsel access, and poor conditions.
Sources
- ICE Accused of Holding People Hidden Inside Field Offices Sites
inquisitr.com·Oct 31, 2025·archived copy
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- Congressmembers inspect ICE hold rooms in NYC for first time under Trump
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