The window for eligible former detainees to apply for the payment of $10,000 or more as part of the class action suit known as Onadia v. The City of New York was extended on Thursday — the day originally marked as the deadline for claims — until Aug. 15, 2025.
Any detainee who was held by the city’s Department of Correction beyond their originally scheduled release date, between April 1, 1997, and Dec. 21, 2012, based solely on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement request to hold the individual, is eligible to apply for a portion of the settlement in the case. Those held longer will receive larger payouts.
The class action lawsuit first began in 2017, when a group of detainees said the DOC violated their rights when it held them beyond their release date. The city settled the case in December 2024…