From Plaza to Prison: ICE’s Expanding Overreach

Immigration enforcement in New York City, particularly at 26 Federal Plaza, reflects ICE’s increasing overreach of power. A civil offense is treated like a criminal offense, all without the protections afforded to someone being prosecuted as a criminal. This brief will examine ICE’s overreaching power and its impact on civil liberties and propose policy reforms to ensure congressional oversight measures, limits on ICE detainers, and expanded legal protections for immigrant families.

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January 10, 2026

Inquiry-driven, this project may reflect personal views, aiming to enrich problem-related discourse.

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Anaya Qayyum

2025 Fall Fellow

Anaya Qayyum is a student at Barnard College of Columbia University, where she studies Anthropology and Human Rights on a pre-law track. She is particularly interested in international law and policy, exploring how legal frameworks intersect with cultural contexts and global human rights issues. Anaya aims to pursue a career that bridges legal advocacy and social justice on an international scale.

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