Federal immigration agents and city probation officers worked together to round up 45 sex offenders in an sting called "Operator Predator." The NYPD and and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been working together to locate sex offenders on probation who are eligible for deportation. The offenders were taken into custody after visits with their probation officers. Out of the people apprehended, 20 were in the country illegally; deportation proceedings have begun for all. more ›

Tips and photos are beginning to come in regarding today's rally against changes in the immigration laws. Multiple thousands were expected to cross over the Brooklyn Bridge this morning, ending up in front of the Javits Federal Building. Obviously there were many protesters, but from the photographs we've seen the projections initially being thrown around sound a bit high. What happened? Were people worried about the rain? (Semi-related tangent: There was a really great article a while back that we're too lazy to google on the complications of getting an exact person count in protests, does anyone else remember this?) more ›