Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York · 7 well-documented stories
What stands out here
Conditions that appear in a larger share of this facility's stories than of facility stories in general. Stories run from Oct 2025 to Oct 2026.
Nothing stands out against facilities in general; the most documented conditions here:
- Medical requests ignored29% vs 15%
Requests for care, a doctor, or an emergency response were refused, delayed, or dismissed.
- Firearm drawn or fired14% vs 1%
Agents drew or fired a gun.
- Injury needing medical treatment14% vs 7%
The person or a bystander was hurt badly enough to need medical care.
share of stories hereacross all facilities
Everything the stories describe here
- Medical requests ignored · 2 stories
Requests for care, a doctor, or an emergency response were refused, delayed, or dismissed.
- Firearm drawn or fired · 1 story
Agents drew or fired a gun.
- Injury needing medical treatment · 1 story
The person or a bystander was hurt badly enough to need medical care.
- Solitary confinement · 1 story
Placed in isolation or segregation.
- Abuse or threats by staff · 1 story
Beatings, threats, humiliation, slurs, or theft by guards or staff.
In their words
“The First Amendment protects both Mr. Ovadia's right to criticize a foreign government and his right to practice and express his deeply-held religious belief that the Zionist project is incompatible with Judaism. We demand his immediate release.”
Stories
Oscar B.: Bronx father shot in neck by ICE agent, 5-year-old son in backseatOscar Belgal, 28, a Dominican construction worker and father, was shot in the neck by a plainclothes ICE agent while his 5-year-old son sat in the backseat. He remains held in solitary with the bullet still lodged in his neck.New York, NY · Oct 14, 2026 · Associated Press, The Guardian, Gothamist +34
Yehonatan O.: Hasidic rabbi and father of five denied bond, faces deportation to IsraelYehonatan Ovadia, a 35-year-old rabbi and father of five from Rockland County, remains detained in Brooklyn and faces deportation to Israel after his visa extension was denied over a 2023 protest. A judge denied him bond.“The First Amendment protects both Mr. Ovadia's right to criticize a foreign government and his right to practice and express his deeply-held religious belief that the Zionist project is incompatible with Judaism. We demand his immediate release.” — Eric LeeNew York, NY · Sep 30, 2026 · Newsweek, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Nexus News Feed +6- Alberto R.M.: Resident of 30 years arrested by ICE at Brooklyn bus stopA Mexican man who had lived in the U.S. for 30 years was detained at a Brooklyn bus stop after being asked for identification. A court ordered his release in August, ruling his detention unlawful.Brooklyn, NY · Jul 8, 2026 · CourtListener
- Over 1,000 South Asian and Arab men held for months after 9/11Over 1,000 South Asian and Arab men were swept up after 9/11, mostly for visa overstays, and held for months with little family contact, facing abuse at a Brooklyn detention center.New York, NY · Jun 23, 2026 · Associated Press, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice, Irp FAS
- Munish K.: Indian asylum seeker held by ICE over three months without a hearingA 33-year-old Indian asylum seeker who lived in the U.S. nearly four years with no criminal record was detained without notice or a warrant and held over three months. A court ordered his immediate release, finding his detention unlawful.Brooklyn, NY · May 13, 2026 · CourtListener
Over 191 ICE detainees in Brooklyn face alleged inadequate medical careRep. Dan Goldman is seeking answers on the treatment of over 191 detainees held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, citing inadequate medical care and barriers to legal counsel.Brooklyn, NY · Feb 23, 2026 · Quiver Quantitative, Documented, U.S. House of Representatives
Germán P.: Honduran delivery driver held by ICE, promised $1,000 to leave, never paidGermán Pineda, a Honduran delivery driver here 14 years, was promised a flight and $1,000 to leave voluntarily but never received the payment after arriving in Honduras.Manhattan, NY · Oct 25, 2025 · The Guardian, The Lens, The Fappening Newz +1
Where people stood at the latest report
Each square is one percent of these stories. Read it with care: people who are still detained or already deported have far less access to reporters and lawyers than people who were released, so this mix reflects who gets covered more than how cases end.
- Self-deported 14%
- Still detained 29%
- Released 29%
- Unknown 29%