A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city ...

Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an official who reports to the court to run it.

A judge ordered New York City officials to halt their plan to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to establish an office at the Rikers Island jail complex. In a written order Monday ...

NEW YORK — A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt a plan allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex ahead of a hearing later ...