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A plot detailed: How Staten Island dad tried to sneak drug-laced court dox into jail after baby’s death
Adam Kamagate was being detained on Rikers Island after the death of his son when he planned the scheme, prosecutors said.
Staten Island dad’s baby died of an OD, then he plotted to smuggle drugs into jail. He pays price with plea
The defendant, Adam Kamagate, 37, of Stapleton, pleaded guilty Monday in state Supreme Court, St. George, to charges stemming ...
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No ICE on Rikers until further notice
Federal immigration officials were again blocked from reopening an office at Rikers Island in a court ruling last Friday.State Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado granted a preliminary injunction blocki ...
Venezuelan migrant who’d rather go to Rikers than face ICE likely won’t stay out of feds’ hands for long
A Venezuelan migrant who made the unusual move of voluntarily asking for bail to avoid being arrested by ICE could be locked ...
Queens public defender arrested on Rikers with drug-soaked legal papers: COBA
A public defender with a Queens nonprofit mired in controversy was hauled off in handcuffs after he was caught smuggling 130 ...
Judge Blocks ICE Plan to Open Rikers Office Indefinitely
The decision is a blow to Mayor Eric Adams, who sought to help the Trump administration expand its immigration crackdown.
“Another Wasted Life”: Rhiannon Giddens on How Death of Kalief Browder Inspired New Song
Another Wasted Life.” That’s the name of a remarkable new song by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens. She released a video of the song on October 2 to mark ...
Judge blocks Adams admin from bringing ICE agents onto Rikers Island
The order will prevent ICE and other federal agents from setting up shop at the jail complex until the NYC Council’s lawsuit ...
Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail
A judge has blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main ...