Luis Ferré-Sadurní
@luisferre
journalist covering immigration in New York for @nytimes | de Puerto Rico | [email protected]
Some personal news: After 4 rewarding years covering Albany, I’m excited to take on a new role covering the migrant crisis in New York. I’ll miss covering the intricacies of the State Capitol, but look forward to chronicling one of the most pressing issues today in New York.
We’re thrilled to announce that @luisferre, who’s covered Albany for roughly four years, has a new beat, covering New York’s continuing influx of migrants for Metro. nytco.com/press/a-new-be…
NEW: 8 Dems in Congress are sending a letter to Noem saying ICE is breaking federal law by not allowing them into 10th floor @ 26 Federal Plaza. The space has 4 cells w/ built in wall benches but no beds, people have been sleeping on floors, we’re told. nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyr…
Video taken by detained migrant offers first look inside the contentious holding cells on the 10th floor of the ICE offices on 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. Video obtained by New York Immigration Coalition and first reported by The City: nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyr…
NEW: Kristi Noem and Thomas Homan blamed Mayor Adams and sanctuary policies in shooting of an off-duty customs officer in New York. Homan -- upset over ICE being blocked from Rikers Island -- said more ICE agents would be sent to NYC. W/ @La__Ley: nytimes.com/2025/07/21/nyr…
NEW: A coalition of legal groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that arrests in immigration courts are unlawful and unconstitutional. Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE. nytimes.com/2025/07/16/nyr…
NEW: A halal cart. A listless Cuomo. An improbable late hour alliance. And the viral videos that spawned a movement on social media and then the streets. How Zohran Mamdani Stunned New York and Won the Primary for Mayor w/@boreskes @emmagf @JeffCMays nytimes.com/2025/07/01/nyr…
NEW: Inside The Roosevelt Hotel during its last days as a migrant shelter. A look at its legacy, past, and future. With @heislerphoto: nytimes.com/2025/06/30/nyr…
NEW: How Andrew Cuomo blew it, according to his own allies and advisers “All of us have a blind spot,” said former Gov. David A. Paterson, who endorsed Mr. Cuomo. “His blind spot is that he doesn’t really connect particularly well with, just, people.” nytimes.com/2025/06/27/nyr…
“But before they could get their diplomas, the school’s principal felt compelled to interrupt the celebratory mood: She had to pay tribute to a Venezuelan student who was sitting in an immigration detention center about 275 miles away in Pennsylvania.” nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyr…
NEW: The ICE detention of a Venezuelan student in New York City thrust his high school, Ellis Prep, into the spotlight. A dispatch from the school's Bronx graduation, where Dylan's arrest cast a shadow over the immigrants graduating. W/ @heislerphoto: nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyr…
Nassau police haven’t made any immigration arrests, per Blakeman. ICE trained 10 designated Nassau detectives but has not yet deputized them
NEW: The New York Civil Liberties Union sued Nassau County on Long Island over its partnership with ICE. The partnership announced by Bruck Blakeman empowers some Nassau police officers to conduct immigration arrests. Suit calls it unlawful. nytimes.com/2025/06/24/nyr…
NEW: Khalil was the last prominent pro-Palestinian target of the Trump admin to be released. But the students could still be deported. And the Trump crackdown has only widened since ICE agents descended on American campuses. Analysis w/ @Jonesieman: nytimes.com/2025/06/21/nyr…
What’s Inside a 10th Floor ICE Office? New York Democrats Want to Know. nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyr… @nytimes @nytpolitics @NYTMetro Reporting: @luisferre
NEW: Brad Lander's arrest underscored a growing trend I've noticed covering New York City's immigration courts: more people showing up to "escort" migrants. A look at their work, and purpose, as agents ramp up arrests in courthouses. nytimes.com/2025/06/19/nyr…
Kaz Daughtry, deputy mayor, "played an important role in planning massive raids on city-funded hotels housing thousands of migrants in Midtown Manhattan, only to see them aborted at the last minute." via @WRashbaum @danarubinstein @Jonesieman nytimes.com/2025/06/18/nyr…
NEW: Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents as he sought to escort a migrant out of an immigration courthouse in Manhattan. nytimes.com/2025/06/17/nyr…
Always read @traceytully, who has followed the many twists and turns of the Menendez saga, all the way to prison today.
But on Tuesday, Mr. Menendez is set to become a ward of the same government that he once helped to lead when he enters a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving an 11-year sentence for political corruption. @traceytully nytimes.com/2025/06/17/nyr…
NEW: An inside look at the unrest among migrants inside Delaney Hall that prompted an uproar and 4 detainees to escape. Breakout raised question about GEO Group, and conditions at facilities as Trump pushes numbers. W/ @traceytully @elvilchisolalde nytimes.com/2025/06/14/nyr…
SCOOP: The Trump admin has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three U.S. officials. nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/…