The Nigerian man described being roused with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped shackles on their hands and feet, he said, and told them they were being sent to Ghana, even though none of them was from there. When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane.
BROOKLYN, NY - City investigators are probing a string of recent deaths in NYPD custody, officials revealed during a City Council hearing this week. The investigation, led by the Department of Investigation's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD, comes amid growing concern from lawmakers and advocates about the lack of transparency surrounding more than 50 in-custody deaths since early 2023. Advocacy groups say these deaths highlight deeper systemic issues within the department's approach to policing and detention.