According to Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams, envelopes were discovered with white powder in New York City in an immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) facility.
Adams said in Thursday, “New Yorkers, I have been given initial information on the case in the 26 federal plaza, where white powder envelopes were discovered.” Post On social media platform x. “I also want to assure you that there are no known injuries at this time.”
Adams said that when the authorities are waiting for the results of the test from “our federal partners”, the New York City Fire Department Hazmat Team “are on the ground to ensure the safety of all inside and outside the building.”
The New York City Fire Department (NYCFD) told The Hill that a call was received about the white powder reported on the ninth floor at around 3:55 pm local time. According to NYCFD, the building was evacuated and there was no injury.
The department said, “Hazamat assigned, operations continue.”
The hill has reached the New York Field office of Ice for comment.
Conditions of snow facility in Manhattan city have spewed alarm from civil rights groups and Protest Last week occurred in front of the building.
On Tuesday, US District Judge Lewis Couple ordered to improve ice conditions In convenience for migrants held there, individuals are not provided with arguments with civil rights organizations, as well as adequate access to lawyers and medicines, along with dealing with extreme temperature.
The Department of Justice admitted that migrants were being given only two meals per day and were not provided with their drug or sleep mats. But the federal government challenged other allegations, in which Homeland Security spokesman Trisia McLaglin said the verdict would be pronounced on Tuesday and the claims of bad conditions are “clearly false”.
The couple said on Tuesday, “In fact, and what is really happening, there seems to be a quite a difference.”
The federal judge ordered the ice to distribute several items to the migrants held there, including the bed mats, more blankets, clean clothes, women hygiene products and access to the medicine.
