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emergency removals
Coverage of emergency removals in the Nexus archive.
- City Agency Abused Emergency Power to Separate Children from Their Parents, Lawsuit Alleges
A federal class action lawsuit alleges that New York City's Administration for Children Services (ACS) abused emergency powers to separate children from parents without court approval, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino families. The lawsuit claims constitutional violations, citing statistics showing 33% of emergency removal cases lacked sufficient legal justification and 90% involved children of color.