Author: Cara Fitzpatrick

Another New York City public school student has been detained by immigration agents, the Education Department confirmed late Friday.The student, whose name and school have not been released, attended a legal hearing to seek asylum and was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, the department said. “This young person should be returning home from school today, surrounded by family — not facing detention,” schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said in a statement, adding that she was “deeply saddened” by the arrest. State Sen. Mike Gianaris said Friday that the student was an 11th grader from Grover Cleveland High School…

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