ICE field office in NYC evacuated after suspicious white powder is discovered in envelopes

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 14: Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on August 14, 2025 in New York City. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold fewer people on the 10th floor holding cells in 26 Federal Plaza where detainees have complained of squalid and overcrowded conditions. The judge also gave an order to allow migrants to call to their lawyers and have access to proper medical and hygienic care. The ruling came after a lawsuit was filed by by legal organizations representing a Peruvian immigrant, Sergio Alberto Barco Mercado who was arrested by ICE and held at 26 Federal Plaza last week. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on August 14, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Sophia Flores
4:35 PM –Thursday, August 14, 2025

A United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in New York City has evacuated after suspicious white powder was discovered in envelopes.

According to the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), 26 Federal Plaza near Foley Square was evacuated at 3:55 p.m. after multiple reports stated that a mysterious substance was found on the 9th floor of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building.

New York Mayor Eric Adams (D-N.Y.) weighed in on the situation on X:

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“New Yorkers, I have been preliminarily briefed on the matter unfolding at 26 Federal Plaza, where envelopes containing white powder were discovered,” Adams assured his followers. “I want to also reassure you that there are no known injuries at this time.”

NYC Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry asked locals to avoid the area near 26 Federal Plaza.

An investigation is currently ongoing. The fire department’s hazmat teams are currently on the scene.

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