A little more than a week after NY1 first reported on long, overnight lines in the cold for people waiting for immigration appointments in lower Manhattan, one of the top Democratic officials in the country is responding.

Less than a day after Brooklyn Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was voted in as the leader for House Democrats, an aide in his office told NY1 they are “in ongoing conversations with [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] regarding the matter at 26 Federal Plaza.”

NY1 cameras showed hundreds of people sitting in the cold, some trying to sleep, one mom even breastfeeding, as they all waited throughout the night for lCE appointments.

The appointments are mainly to check-in or report after recently crossing the southern border.

NY1 saw ICE start turning people away one morning before 8 a.m., even those with appointments scheduled.

ICE admits there are processing issues.

The video aired on NY1 has generated reaction online, and later on, in the line outside 26 Federal Plaza.

Joe De Jesus lives in Queens and said the story made such a big impact on him that he bought dozens of packets that open up into blankets to hand out.

“It’s not just them and us,” he said. “It’s us.”

Meanwhile in Washington D.C., there’s been bipartisan outrage about people needing to wait in the cold overnight.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged ICE to make “prompt improvements.”

Democratic Rep. Nydia Velazquez — who represents parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens — said the process must be “more humane.”

“I would suggest maybe another place to stand in line, somewhere indoors, nearby would be a good solution,” said Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on NY1’s “Inside City Hall” Thursday. “We have a big city, we can figure this out, it shouldn’t be this hard.”

Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis — who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn — also pledged to reach out to ICE, after an interview with NY1.

“It’s really sad when you see children and people who want to be part of this country being forced to sleep on the sidewalks to fulfill their obligations,” she said.

She said she pins the influx of migrants on the Biden administration’s system that she called inundated.

“Even something as simple as just showing up for an appointment and having your case heard has become a disaster,” she said.

She said there need to be more immigration judges to help meet the demand and that some positions in Congress’ last budget remain unfilled.

“So I think that needs to be addressed,” she said.

Meanwhile, the line outside Manhattan’s main immigration court remained, more than a week after NY1’s first report.

“There’s no time for everyone to get in. So if you arrive early, you get in quickly and get out quickly,” said Jose Suarez, who recently came to the United States from Venezuela.

He got in line just after 10 p.m. and was one of the first people there. His appointment was the following day at 7 a.m.

By 2 a.m. the line had grown.

One child, covered in blankets, wailed on the sidewalk. One mother rocked her three-month-old baby back and forth. One father stood in line so his teenage daughter could sleep on a bench nearby.

It was an example of yet another night of what many call inhumane treatment by what politicians complain is a broken bureaucratic system.