{"id":99124,"date":"2026-01-13T19:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/99124\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:50:19","slug":"venezuelan-new-york-city-council-staffer-detained-by-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/99124\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan New York City Council staffer detained by ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONG ISLAND \u2014 A NEW YORK CITY Council staffer was detained Monday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement while attending what Council Speaker Julie Menin described as a routine immigration hearing at a federal office in Bethpage, Nassau County, reports THE CITY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Menin said the staffer, a Venezuelan national who works as a data analyst in the Council\u2019s central staff, had legal authorization to remain in the country through October and no prior arrests. After being detained, he was transferred to a holding cell in Lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security claimed the staffer had overstayed a tourist visa in 2017 and had no authorization to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The New York Legal Assistance Group said it is preparing an emergency habeas petition, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for the staffer\u2019s immediate release.<\/p>\n

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