In the District

NEW YORK, NY — Congressmembers Dan Goldman (NY-10), along with Assemblymember Grace Lee and Councilmember Susan Zhuang, held a press conference today to highlight the devastating impact of SNAP cuts included in the Republicans’ "Big Ugly" Reconciliation Bill. They condemned the proposed cuts as a direct threat to AAPI small businesses, vulnerable New Yorkers, and already-strained food banks across the city.

NEW YORK, NY — Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) was once again illegally denied access to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn today, where more than 100 immigrants are currently being held. Last week, Representatives Goldman, Espaillat, and Velázquez were blocked from touring the facility, with Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials promising to accommodate a tour of the facility if given advanced notice of a visit. Congressman Goldman gave BOP advanced notice of today's visit on Friday, August 8th, yet BOP once again refused to allow the Congressman to inspect the facility without providing an explanation. Prior notice is not required under Section 527(a) of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which grants Members of Congress the authority to inspect any facility being used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain or house immigrants.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) convened a roundtable with Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, State Senator Brian Kavanagh and leaders from across the Lower East Side and East Village today to discuss community priorities, share updates on ongoing legislative work, and identify new opportunities for collaboration.

“Today, Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a temporary restraining order to force the Trump administration to address the horrifying conditions that immigrants are subjected to in ICE custody at the Department of Homeland Security facility at 26 Federal Plaza. 

BROOKLYN, NY — Congressmembers Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) today were denied entry to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn during an oversight visit. Joined by advocates from the ACLU, NYIC, and NYCLU, the lawmakers had planned to review the conditions under which over 100 immigrants are now being detained following a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agreement with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). 

NEW YORK, NY — Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Assemblymember Grace Lee hosted a press conference today alongside 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the Chinese American Planning Council, Hamilton Madison House, Henry Street Settlement, and University Settlement to condemn the food assistance cuts in the Republican Big Ugly Bill for Billionaires, as well as the impact they will have on AAPI small businesses, food banks, and New Yorkers. They were also joined by local NYC-area food banks, including UA3, Rethink Food, and Vision Urbana.

“For months, masked, unidentified ICE agents have been illegally detaining hundreds of non-violent, law-abiding immigrants and holding them for days or weeks in federal facilities in my district without beds, showers, sufficient food, or proper medical care.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) secured the inclusion of real-time fraud detection and prevention for SNAP Eletronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) transactions in the FY26 Agricultural Appropriations bill, which would direct the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to adopt industry-standard electronic fraud detection that would pause suspicious transactions and secure SNAP EBT cards, preventing SNAP EBT theft before it happens. Employing real-time fraud detection would prevent benefits from being stolen by automatically blocking potentially suspicious transactions, such as when someone is attempting to use a card several states away from the owner’s home.