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<\/a>ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS detained by ICE hold a gathering calling for their release at an event in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of Durga Sreenivasan<\/p>\n
A father of five from the Northwest Bronx who had been reportedly arrested and detained by federal government agents in early February was released from custody on Saturday, May 9, according to Hands Off NYC, the self-described coalition of \u201cover 200 labor unions, faith leaders, and community groups standing together in nonviolent resistance, dedicated to protecting New York City.\u201d As reported<\/a>, ICE had been observed by residents in different sections of The Bronx in early February.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Durga Sreenivasan\u00a0of Hands Off NYC told Norwood News on Saturday the unnamed father of five was released from federal custody earlier that day, having been arrested and detained months earlier. \u201cReally great news I want to share with you to give people hope,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The news follows the arrest and detention by ICE agents of at least four people, according to Hands Off NYC, in the Norwood section of The Bronx between Wednesday, May 6, and Friday, May 7, one of which followed the prior misidentification of, and injury to, local 18-year-old resident and U.S. citizen, Jeury Concepci\u00f3n of Norwood.<\/p>\n FEDERAL ARREST ON Hull Avenue, Norwood, May 6, 2026 V1 Video obtained from a source by Norwood News<\/p>\n Sreenivasan said she wants to empower everyday residents with the knowledge that their advocacy can and does make a difference. Regarding the father of five, she said he ran a store and alleged he was \u201cunlawfully kidnapped as soon as he crossed state lines from The Bronx.\u201d Sreenivasan said the man\u2019s fianc\u00e9e had been studying in the medical field in another state, and when he was detained by federal agents, she was obliged to leave her studies and take up running the store on his behalf.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe father of five\u2019s fianc\u00e9e was found by a team of business canvassers from State Sen. Gustavo Rivera\u2019s Small Business Outreach Program,\u201d Sreenivasan said. She was referring to the practice by Hands Off NYC and others of speaking to usually small business owners and employees about their rights.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sreenivasan went on to explain that the team happened to walk into the store the man ran. Rivera, who represents State senatorial district 33, which includes Norwood, has been holding regular \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d outreach efforts in his district since at least last year. \u201cWhen a team of business canvassers happened to walk into the store, they found this person working at [the] store,\u201d Sreenivasan said. \u201cThen the person told them that their their fianc\u00e9 was kidnapped, so that shows how important business canvassing is.\u201d<\/p>\n FEDERAL ARREST ON Hull Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx, May 6, 2026 V2 Video obtained by Norwood News from a source.<\/p>\n Sreenivasan highlighted that such business canvassing and getting to know neighbors is \u201cjust as crucial to keeping the community safe.\u201d She added, \u201cIn this case, [it] led neighbors to identify the man and offer support. Because of our coalition partners, we were able to connect them with a lawyer,\u201d she said. \u201cWithout them, we would\u2019ve never gotten in touch with the family and helped them connect with legal aid.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sreenivasan went on to describe a complex legal battle that required securing representation in two different jurisdictions. \u201cWhen someone is moved to a different state, a cruel tactic often used by ICE, families must find a lawyer in both New York and in the state where they are being detained, a state that he had no local guardian or family members [in],\u201d she said. She added that New York lawyer, Vichal Kumar, was particularly helpful.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBehind the scenes, finding a lawyer is hard,\u201d Sreenivasan continued. \u201cOnce I posted a call for a lawyer on social media, advocates and I found one willing to do the work pro bono [within] 24 hours. After one month of working with the lawyers, we were able to get [the father of five] back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cAt a time when mutual aid resources are stretched thin, I am happy to help connect affected neighbors with mutual aid and legal services in a personal capacity, as an advocate, and friends in our coalition are willing to be tapped in, as needed.\u201d She added that Hands Off NYC focuses on preventative work and training neighbors. She said coalition partners have helped several people get released from ICE custody to date.<\/p>\n Sreenivasan hopes the success of the latest release encourages others to speak out and seek help. \u201cI think that could be really impactful to show people that there are things we can do,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have resources, and as a child of immigrants, I\u2019m more than willing to give myself as a resource to anybody reading your piece and say that if they need legal help and support, I will personally help find it for them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n She also encouraged residents to join the coalition\u2019s efforts and help prevent \u201ckidnappings.\u201d She added, \u201cThey can join Hands Off to do business canvassing. Each of the kidnappings last week [was] in front of a business, so if these business owners knew what to do, we wouldn\u2019t be where we are today. Any store owners who may have footage of the kidnappings, please continue to share, so we can support the legal cases of those kidnapped.\u201d<\/p>\n Norwood News asked Sreenivasan for her views on the current atmosphere in The Bronx following recent ICE raids. \u201cPeople are wildly scared because of how untrained and lawless ICE is,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone on the street, business owners, no one is happy because ICE is here. They\u2019re taking good people, hard-working people. At the same time, numerous volunteers are stepping up to canvass businesses and train in both prevention and response, bringing hope to the neighborhood. We\u2019d love to welcome any residents who want to join us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n For those seeking help or looking to get involved, Sreenivasan provided the following resources:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n If you see ICE, call the NYC Hotline: 229-304-8720 \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re so blessed to be a part of this network, and hope we can work together to help as many residents as possible,\u201d Sreenivasan concluded. \u201cThey should feel free to reach out at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n In one of two videos obtained by Norwood News regarding the incident involving Concepci\u00f3n, which took place on Hull Avenue by East Gun Hill Road, the teen is first seen, dressed in black, walking from the direction of East Gun Hill Road up Hull Avenue along with two companions. A masked federal agent dressed in a bulletproof vest is then seen running up behind them with a pistol pointed at their backs.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In the videos Norwood News obtained, the trio do not appear to run away or resist arrest. More agents arrive and proceed to grab Concepci\u00f3n, drag him facedown on the sidewalk, seemingly pinning his arms behind his back and cuffing him, before later placing him in a nearby vehicle.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In an interview with CBS news, Concepci\u00f3n\u2019s grandmother had said, \u201cHe had never been through something like this.\u201d Meanwhile, Concepci\u00f3n, who was seen on camera with a large gash to his face, and reportedly required stitches, reportedly said that when the detaining ICE agents looked at his phone and checked his ID, they realized he was not who they were looking for.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A third person was also seemingly arrested by federal agents at the Citgo gas station on Webster Avenue on May 6. Norwood News spoke to employees at the gas station but they were not present at the time of the arrest. More to follow.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News reached out to both DHS and ICE to ask for the reason for the detention of those arrested, including the father of five, and for a comment on the injury to Concepci\u00f3n. A DHS spokesperson responded on the misidentification of Concepci\u00f3n, saying, \u201cDHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake.\u201d [Norwood News did not say it was. We asked DHS broadly about the details of the respective arrests \/ detainment, and for a comment on the injury to Concepci\u00f3n.]<\/p>\n A man is arrested by federal agents at the Citgo gas station on Webster Avenue in\u00a0 Norwood on May 6, 2026. Video courtesy of Hands Off NYC.<\/p>\n The statement continued, \u201cDHS enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence. We know who we are targeting ahead of time. If and when we do encounter individuals subject to arrest, our law enforcement is trained to ask a series of well-determined questions to determine status and removability.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The statement continued, \u201cThis individual [Concepci\u00f3n] was NOT arrested by ICE. On May 6, ICE law enforcement was conducting a targeted enforcement operation when they encountered an individual who matched the physical description of the target outside of the target\u2019s residence.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The statement continued, \u201cWhen law enforcement approached the individual, he became combative and refused to identify himself. A large crowd of anti-ICE agitators descended and swarmed officers. For their safety, they temporarily detained the individual to safely finish asking their questions. Once officers finished their questioning, he was promptly released.\u201d<\/p>\n Again, according to the video, Concepci\u00f3n did not appear to be \u201ccombative\u201d or to resist arrest, despite being chased by an armed individual from behind. He does appear to have been shoved to the ground by the federal agent.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The statement continued, \u201cA crowd of anti-ICE agitators formed.\u201d [Around six people, including Concepci\u00f3n\u2019s two companions and some other people who appeared to be just bystanders on the street, are seen in the video during the incident.] \u201cICE law enforcement, for their safety and the individual\u2019s safety, left the scene and moved to a nearby location once officers identified the individual was not the target.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The other people did not appear to do anything that placed the ICE agents in danger though there is no sound in the video we obtained so we cannot hear what is being said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On the same day as the incident involving Concepci\u00f3n, another man was also arrested by ICE agents on Decatur Avenue (parallel with Hull Avenue) located between East Gun Hill Road and East 209th Street.<\/p>\n Norwood News spoke to Daedae on Decatur Avenue on Sunday, May 9, and asked for his thoughts on the arrest on Decatur of that second man on May 6. \u201cIt was definitely wrong,\u201d he said. \u201cThey chased him. They wasn\u2019t even sure. They asked him for no ID. They was just hurting people.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Daedae said he first saw the second man running down Gun Hill Road from the direction of Hull Avenue being chased by ICE agents and that he then turned into Decatur Avenue. \u201cI seen them running, chasing him,\u201d he said in part. \u201cHe was running from up the block.\u201d Gesturing to one of the buildings on Decatur, he said, \u201cHe stopped there to go in the building and the building was locked, and then they pulled out their guns, aimed it at him, he put his hands up, got on the floor, was tryin\u2019 to get on the floor, and they still tackled him. They started punching him and it\u2019s like big ass [inaudible].\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if the agents had their guns out while they were chasing the man, Daedae said, \u201cThey had their guns out chasing him, then they put it away \u2019cause they had to catch up to him, then they pulled up to him and they pulled it back out again.\u201d Asked for his thoughts on ICE activity in the area, he said, \u201cIt\u2019s crazy; they need to go. We don\u2019t, we don\u2019t need them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cThere\u2019s people that have been here for 20 years, 30 years, and they\u2019re trying to take them. They\u2019ve been here for their whole life. They grew up here, so it\u2019s like it\u2019s [inaudible] not legal. It\u2019s crazy.\u201d Again, Norwood News is unable to verify why the arrest was made as DHS has not answered our questions, insisting that we provide further information on the incident before responding.<\/p>\n Asked if he felt elected officials were doing enough to support immigrants and people who are being potentially unlawfully targeted by ICE, Daedae said, \u201cNo, they\u2019re not. They need to get ICE out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We mentioned that many elected officials have been sharing fliers and organizing informational workshops which aim to educate immigrants, business owners, and others on what their rights are. We asked if he thought this was useful. Daedae said, \u201cIt\u2019s not \u2019cause the government still don\u2019t care about our rights. They still violate our rights so it doesn\u2019t matter. We don\u2019t have no rights, especially in New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On May 5, at a conference in Arizona, \u201cBorder Tzar\u201d Tom Honan, a former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had said, \u201cWhat\u2019s going to happen with places like New York and these other people that want to pass this ridiculous legislation not to work with us, we\u2019ll going to flood the zone, You\u2019re going to see more ICE agents than you\u2019ve ever seen before, so congratulations because when we send these teams out there, we\u2019ll find the bad guy [inaudible\/ \u2019cause we always do?] and when we find the bad guy and he\u2019s with others, others who may not be the primary target, but they\u2019re in the country illegally but we find them during these operations.\u201d He added in part, \u201cYou\u2019re going to see collateral vests increasing. You\u2019ll see more agents in your neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n Norwood News mentioned to Daedae about the \u201cNew York for All\u201d pending legislation at State level that, if passed, would create more protections for immigrants in New York State and how Honan had specifically stated on May 5, the day before the arrests, that if passed, federal agents would surge New York with even more ICE agents.<\/p>\n ICE arrest on Decatur Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx, May 6, 2026. Video obtained by Norwood News from a source.<\/p>\n Asked if in light of this information, he had a different view, Daedae said, \u201cJust get ICE out of here. We don\u2019t need them. Like, you\u2019re [the federal government] trying to force it like it seems better, but it\u2019s not better\u2026..y\u2019all arrestin\u2019 people that doesn\u2019t even need to get arrested. These people is no harm to nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We put it to Daedae that some Americans and residents do feel that ICE is needed because there are some undocumented people who are committing crimes and asked for his thoughts on that. He said, \u201cThere are but why are y\u2019all not going after them [inaudible]. They\u2019re going after all the individuals. It doesn\u2019t even make sense going after even people that got petty crimes. Why would you go after them? There\u2019s New Yorkers with worse crimes. Now, let\u2019s be real. Going after people with petty crimes is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In conjunction with the New York for All Act, there is also an measure<\/a>\u00a0included in the State budget agreement to preclude ICE agents from wearing masks. \u201cStates like New York must be a guardrail against ICE, an out-of-control $85 billion agency,\u201d New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on May 7. \u201cWe\u2019re putting those guardrails in place: local cops focused on local crime, protections for sensitive locations, unmasking law enforcement, and real accountability when rights are violated.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Asked if he generally carried ID, Daedae said he did. \u201cI only carry ID \u2019cause I\u2019m a driver and they made it mandatory for drivers in New York City to carry the license, and I don\u2019t carry ID \u2019cause the streets. I don\u2019t care about that but because the cops want to see if it\u2019s a good license, so that\u2019s why I carry it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Daedae continued, \u201cYou don\u2019t need to carry ID on you. We shouldn\u2019t have to. We\u2019re not in a state of panic or anything. Why do we need to show anybody who we are, what we\u2019re doing or committed a crime. We\u2019re not doing nothin\u2019. Why we showin\u2019 who we are? Why would you need to identify yourself? It doesn\u2019t even make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In response to the Hull and Decatur Avenue incidents, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security inspector, General Joseph Cuffari, urging his office to open a formal investigation into what he said were two deeply troubling videos documenting violent actions by ICE agents in the Norwood section of the Bronx.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He said in part, \u201cThe videos show the brutal detention of Jeury Concepci\u00f3n, an American citizen, and a second incident in which ICE agents forcefully detained another individual [the person detained on Decatur Avenue] as he attempted to enter a building.\u201d He said both incidents had sent shockwaves through the Norwood community and raised urgent questions about the conduct and accountability of federal immigration enforcement agents.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The incident involving Concepci\u00f3n took place a few minutes walk from the Hull Avenue home where, as reported,<\/a> a woman and seven men were previously arrested for alleged drug and gun possession as well as child endangerment. The Hull Avenue home was the subject of a raid by police on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. There is no indication that the initial arrests on March 27, 2024 had anything to do with the arrests which took place on May 6.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 Office of Special Investigations released<\/a>\u00a0its report<\/a> on July 24, 2024 into the death<\/a>\u00a0of Bronxite,\u00a0Kyle Lockett<\/a>, 21, who was fatally shot by police on Nov. 3, 2022 at Hull Avenue and East Gun Hill Road in Norwood. Police said the shooting occurred at 11.20 a.m. as members of the Queens Warrant Squad were in an unmarked police vehicle in front of 330 Gun Hill Road, a bodega, grocery store. Police said at the time they were there investigating an unrelated incident. Read more on the shooting here,<\/a> here<\/a>, here,<\/a> here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In November 2024, police released photos of two people sought in relation to an unrelated shooting<\/a> also on Hull Avenue close to East Gun Hill Road in Norwood.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A third person was seemingly arrested by federal agents at the Citgo gas station on Webster Avenue in Norwood on May 6. Norwood News later spoke to local people in the area as well as employees at the gas station but they said they were not present at the time of the arrest. More to follow.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n As reported<\/a>, NY Legal Assistance Group had urged the U.S. Senate in January of this year to reject increased ICE and border patrol funding but to no avail.<\/p>\n As reported<\/a>, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined formerly detained Marble Hill high school student Dylan Josue Lopez Contreras, his mother, lawyers, New York Legal Assistance Group, and advocates on Thursday, March 19, in Manhattan to welcome him back to New York City following his release from the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania run by ICE.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Dylan, 20, had been detained<\/a>\u00a0there for nearly 10 months after his highly publicized courthouse arrest outside a scheduled immigration hearing at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan last May<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Read more of our recent reporting on ICE-related activity in The Bronx here,<\/a> here<\/a>, here<\/a>. here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News is continuing to attempt to reach those detained for comment. We will share any further updates we receive.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On Monday, May 11, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) for failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on how immigration judges make bond determinations.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A MAN WAS arrested at this Citgo gas station on Webster Avenue in Norwood on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 by federal agents.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
Join Hands Off as an individual: Join at\u00a0handsoffnyc.com\/getinvolved<\/a>
Bronx residents: Email\u00a0durga@handsoffnyc.com<\/a>\u00a0\/ Intagram\u00a0@durganyc<\/p>\n<\/a>A KNOW YOUR rights flier issued by the Office of State Sen. Gustavo Rivera is\u00a0 seen inside the Citgo gas station store located on Webster Avenue in Norwood where a man was detained by federal agents on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.\u00a0\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>ICE AGENTS TACKLE Jeury Concepci\u00f3n, 18, to the ground on Hull Avenue and East Gun Hill Road in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.\u00a0
Still image of video obtained by Norwood News<\/p>\n<\/a>ICE AGENTS TACKLE Jeury Concepci\u00f3n, 18, to the ground on Hull Avenue and East Gun Hill Road in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.\u00a0
Still image from video obtained by Norwood News<\/p>\n<\/a>POLICE OFFICERS ARE seen on the beat on the corner of East Gun Hill Road and Hull Avenue in Norwood on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>AN ICE AGENT is seen running after Jeury Concepci\u00f3n, 18, and two of his companions while pointing a gun at their backs as they walk up Hull Avenue and East Gun Hill Road in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.\u00a0
Still image of video obtained by Norwood News<\/p>\n<\/a>STATE SEN. GUSTAVO Rivera (S.D. 33) hands out Know Your Rights fliers in the Fordham section of The Bronx on Dec. 13, 2025.\u00a0
Photo via social media<\/p>\n