via: @nycantirepressiongroup On October 27th at around 10am, federal Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents arrested a comrade outside of their apartment. The agents were apparently waiting for this person for several hours, and upon seeing them exit their apartment, called out their name and proceeded to arrest them. An arrest warrant was shown during transport to the federal courthouse. The agents did not enter this person’s apartment or take any of their devices. Later that same day, the arrested person was arraigned in front of a judge and released on a $25,000 bond with travel restrictions. They were not questioned… Read more: Recent Incident of Federal Repression in New York City

Via: @jakhisolidarity Yesterday, 20 year old comrade Tarek Bazrouk was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison plus three years probation on the charges of federal “hate crimes.” This may or may not include time served, bringing the total time that will be spent to 11 months. The defense requested that Tarek be transferred to Fort Dix Prison in Pemberton Township, NJ to be close to his family, and to have access to adequate mental health services. The prosecution attempted and failed in seeking a 36 month-long sentence for Tarek, with a massive show of supporters arriving to pack the… Read more: Updates on Sentencing and State Charges for Tarek and Jakhi

On October 21st, multiple federal agencies—ICE, DEA, DHS, CBP, and the FBI—raided Canal street in an operation targeting a street market and immigrant vendors. This comes two days after right wing influencer and Turning Point USA contributor Savanah Hernandez posted a video documenting the market and vendors, calling for ICE to “check this corner” in a viral tweet. 30-40 men were kidnapped in this raid—a continuation of the ongoing war against immigrants. Five comrades were arrested during protests organized in response to the raid. Four were held overnight inside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building. All were released without charges.… Read more: NYCARG Statement on 10/21 ICE Raids

UPDATE – ALL FOUR COMRADES ARE OUT, RELEASED WITH NO CHARGES All our for court support today!! Wed, Oct 22 at 11 AM 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 Four protestors were arrested by DHS during a sweep in Chinatown on Oct 21 and are being held at 26 Federal Plaza. Court Support needed at 500 Pearl St. MASK UP Vendors have been kidnapped and are still being held at Federal Plaza. Learn about community and sweep defense in the next post. To donate to jail support and court support funds, please Venmo puffer_fish_

From @freetarekbazrouk on Instagram: Tuesday, October 28th 9:30 AM 500 Pearl St Dm @freetarekbazrouk for meet up location After being held in Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn for nearly six months now, Tarek is being sentenced. Tarek is facing up to five yeas in federal prison at just 20 years old, one of the youngest political prisoners in the Free Palestine movement. Pack the courts for Tarek and show the judge that the community stands in unwavering solidarity with him and our political prisoners. We demand the judge grant Tarek a sentence of time served and grant his IMMEDIATE RELEASE on… Read more: URGENT: PACK THE COURTS FOR TAREK ON THE 28TH!!

From @freetarekbazrouk on Instagram: Signatures are now being accepted until OCTOBER 28, the day Tarek will be sentenced – this means we have TWO MORE WEEKS to collect signatures. TAKE ACTION NOW! SIGN AND SHARE THE MITIGATION LETTER to Tarek’s judge. Mitigation letters are submitted by the defense attorney to the judge, asking for leniency in sentencing. By signing the mitigation letter, we can show the judge that Tarek’s community stands in unwavering support of him and demands his immediate liberation. Tarek Bazrouk is a 20-year-old Palestinian student from New York City who has been targeted by the United States… Read more: @freetarekbazrouk: Mitigation Letter Deadline Extended!

On Sunday, September 28th, the NYPD executed three arrest warrants as part of an investigation into an incident at the New York Times headquarters on July 30, 2025. One defendant received a door knock at their home two days prior on Friday, September 26th. Search warrants authorized the seizure of all devices, as well as all printed materials (leaflets, books, and more) related to Palestine, ‘Israel,’ or the New York Times. All three defendants were released within 24 hours of their arrests. Their court dates are set for mid-November. Two of the three defendants were charged with Felony Criminal Mischief… Read more: Update on NY Times Action Raids: