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<\/a>STATE SEN. GUSTAVO Rivera (S.D. 33) joins members of Northwest Bronx Indivisible, Beacon and Bend the Arc on Saturday, July 18, 2026 outside Citizens\u2019 Bank at 569 West 235th Street in the Riverdale section of The Bronx to celebrate Citizens\u2019 Banks\u2019s decision to cease to financing entities running detention centers for the U.S. Department of Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE). Photo courtesy of the Office of State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33)<\/p>\n
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) joined members of Northwest Bronx Indivisible, Beacon and Bend the Arc on Saturday, July 18, outside Citizens\u2019 Bank at 569 West 235th Street in the Riverdale section of The Bronx to celebrate Citizens Bank\u2019s decision to cease financing entities running detention centers for the U.S. Department of Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n
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Northwest Bronx Indivisible is a grassroots group committed to justice, democracy, and the rule of law, one of many thousands and growing Indivisible chapters across the nation, according to its social media page.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V1 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action is uniting a movement of progressive Jews and allies fighting for justice, according to its social media page, and Beacon is described as a \u201cguiding light\u201d community organization, according to its social media page.<\/p>\n
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On Sunday, July, 19, Rivera, who represents some or all of the Bronx neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham Manor, Belmont, University Heights, Morris Heights, Little Yemen, Allerton, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park, Spuyten Duyvil, Fieldston, Riverdale, and North Riverdale, released a statement, saying, \u201cYesterday morning, I was proud to stand with neighbors in the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition to protest Citizens Bank for financing the companies building and operating detention centers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V2 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
\u201cI stand in solidarity with those of us resisting ICE\u2019s terrorizing and kidnapping of our community members which includes standing up to the for-profit companies complicit in their violence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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The senator went on to reference two Americans killed by ICE agents last week, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo<\/a> in Houston, Texas and Johan Duran Guerrero<\/a> in Maine respectively. \u201cWe grieve with their loved ones for their senseless loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V3 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cAll of us are endangered by ICE\u2019s lawless actions and our resistance and protest is critical. That\u2019s why just last Friday, Citizens Bank announced they would exit agreements with CoreCivic and GEO Group.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Rivera added, \u201cThere is still more work to be done to abolish ICE and hold their enablers accountable, so I am encouraged and grateful that there are leaders in my own neighborhood leading the charge.\u201d<\/p>\n Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V4 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n Speaking at the gathering outside the bank on July 18, Rivera had said, \u201cIt\u2019s real easy to get lost in the constant battle of every single day, every single thing that the [Trump] administration has been doing, every single thing that private companies are doing to suck up to the [Trump] administration, all these things.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cAnd then, when you get moments like this, you actually have to bask in them a little bit and realize that [..] there are some things that are turning. When you have a company that doesn\u2019t have to pay attention to just a few people in front of their bank, like y\u2019all did for so long, or all the other folks that were pressured, they don\u2019t have to pay attention but they do at times. And when they do, not only do they do that, but they change the way that they actually function, which is what you were asking for to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V5 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n He added, \u201cWe have to take those moments and say these are the things that give us a little bit of hope, a little bit of energy, and so it\u2019s, like, take that and say it was, indeed, the fact that you were here, because it\u2019s cold, and I\u2019m freezing my buns off, and you are still here because you wanted to make sure that they [Citizens\u2019 Bank] knew that you knew that they were doing something that they should not do. So, pressuring your companies works, pressuring your public officials works, collective energy works; that\u2019s the bottom line, so I thank you for letting me join you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News reached out to Citizens\u2019 Bank for comment. We did not receive an immediate response but will share any feedback we receive.<\/p>\n As reported<\/a>, at least two people in the Norwood and Bedford Park neighborhoods refused medical attention several times this week (one finally agreed) after both were injured and seen bleeding from the head due to suspected fears over U.S. Department of Customs Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) actions, if they accepted medical assistance.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Following media reports<\/a> on Thursday, July 16, that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could start weighing immigrants\u2019 use of Medicaid, food and housing help in green card decisions in the future, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani later said, \u201cTo every New Yorker: this rule is not yet in effect. The earliest it could take effect is Sept. 18, 2026. New York City will use every tool at our disposal to fight this attack on immigrant families and the communities that make our city the greatest on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He added, \u201cFor any questions, please call @NYCImmigrants<\/a> Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365.\u201d<\/p>\n Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V6 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n The same day, CBS News reported that plainclothes ICE officers approached and attempted to detain 57-year-old Phu Nguyen at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Monday, July 13. \u201cAfter bystanders approached the scuffle, the agents left the scene without arresting Nguyen, but still handcuffed on one wrist,\u201d the news outlet reported.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cICE posted on X that agents eventually detained Nguyen at Los Angeles International Airport the next day. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Nguyen is an Australian citizen who was born in Vietnam and overstayed a visa that expired in 2015,\u201d CBS added. Video of the incident can be watched here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V7 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n On Sunday, July 19, The New York Times reported<\/a> that federal agents were allegedly told that the F.B.I. will no longer investigate ICE confrontations with civilians.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On May 22, Hands Off NYC held a press conference in the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood to draw let residents fearful of ICE know that help is available, should they need it. Some videos from the press conference are attached.<\/p>\n Hands Off NYC Press Conference, Williamsbridge Oval, Norwood, The Bronx, May 22, 2026 V8 Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n Read some of our prior ICE coverage here<\/a>\u00a0and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n