Panel Talk: New York’s ICE Raids

The ICE arrests of immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan have dominated news in the city, as families are separated by masked agents in the courtroom hallways, in full view of the press. Recently, federal agents expanded their reach with a raid targeting Canal Street vendors that was met with a spontaneous protest from New York residents—all witnessed by photojournalists who have been steadfastly documenting the ongoing crackdown.

Join four of those photographers—Carol Guzy, Victor J. Blue, David “Dee” Delgado, and Madison Swart—at the BDC as they share their work and discuss the role of photojournalism in documenting this unprecedented moment in the nation’s history.

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Carol Guzy (@carolguzy) is a renowned photojournalist and winner of 4 Pulitzer Prizes, who worked as a staff photographer for the Washington Post for 26 years. She has covered international news in Haiti, Iraq, Columbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and beyond, with her work focusing on long-term human interest documentary projects.

Victor J. Blue (@victorblue) is a photojournalist whose work is most often concerned with the legacy of armed conflict, human rights and the protection of civilian populations, and unequal outcomes resulting from policy and politics. His work from around the world has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek and leading publications from around the world.

David “Dee” Delgado (@dee_bx) is an Afro-Latino, Puerto Rican, New York City-based photographer specializing in documentary and photojournalism. Dee was a 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Breaking News Reporting, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, Reuters, and Getty Images, among many others.

Madison Swart (@madisonswart) is a freelance photojournalist based in New York City, represented by Hans Lucas, focusing on breaking news, social issues, and public accountability, Her work has been published by Le Monde, CNN, The Washington Post, TIME, The New Yorker, Politico, Bloomberg, and other leading outlets. Madison’s images have also been featured in public exhibitions with the Center for Brooklyn History, the Brooklyn Public Library, and Pace University.

Image: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and other federal law enforcement officers, detain immigrants outside their court hearings in Immigration Court at 26 at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. © Victor J. Blue

A woman attempts to confront a federal immigration officer after an argument between the two after a person she was accompanying was taken during a targeted detainment at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., October 14, 2025. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado