Water Cooler (2026)

Inside the cold hallways of New York’s Federal Plaza, a chilling reality unfolds. From November 2025 to January 2026, this documentary short captures ICE agents waiting just outside immigration courtrooms—ready to arrest migrants who came seeking legal status. Their casual, everyday chatter stands in stark contrast to the life-altering severity of their actions. Under the Trump administration, these courtrooms became deportation traps, where the system meant to offer justice instead fuels ruthless enforcement. This film exposes the brutal indifference of agents detaining people simply trying to follow the law.