It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone.

For the rest of the show, we're going to talk about immigration news.

There's always so much immigration news these days, right?

But two things in particular for today. One, as ICE ramps up raids and arrests in New York City,

as well as across the country, we're going to talk about what's going on at what they call a

holding cell down at 26 federal plaza in lower Manhattan. We'll get into details and why we're talking about that in particular.

But in a little while, we're going to have an immigration lawyer to talk about the end of temporary

protected status for so many people in the New York City area, and that immigration lawyer

will answer questions.

If you have them, this implies

imminent deportation for people from multiple countries that have pretty large communities in the

New York area. So we're going to take that on. But first, we're joined by Arias Sundaram, WNYC and

Gothamistone, who covers race and immigration

here. Her most recent reporting brings us into the federal holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza,

where immigrants are brought after ICE apprehension. Now, these holding rooms are supposed to be used

for temporary detention, but advocates have sounded an alarm on what they describe as

extended stays, some lasting as many as 10 days at a time in what they're describing as

inhumane conditions. She's spoken with immigrants, Aria has, who say they've experienced these

conditions firsthand. So the reporting is based largely on that,

as well as speaking with loved ones and lawyers of those detained. And the extra wrinkle here is

that members of Congress are being denied access to inspect the facility themselves.

So we will talk about that too.

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