Brooklyn Building Collapse: Father, Daughter Killed While Evading ICE, Family Reports

POLICY WIRE — New York, United States — A father and his daughter lost their lives when a Brooklyn apartment building collapsed, according to a cousin who said the father had remained at home because he feared immigration authorities.

Local media coverage has highlighted the community’s sorrow, a child’s plea for a lost cat, and the fact that demolition work continued beside the collapsed structure despite a stop‑work order.

The cousin, who declined to be named, underscored that the father’s fear of ICE prevented him from seeking help, leading to a fatal tragedy.

Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)