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DHS Relieves ICE Officer After Video Shows Woman Shoved at NYC Immigration Court

The case highlights stepped-up courthouse detentions that critics say undermine due process.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: The wife of the detained man from Ecuador pleads with a federal agent for her husband on September 25, 2025 in New York City. Despite getting continuances on their asylum claims, Federal agents will still detain immigrants who appear for their court dates at the Jacob K. Javits building at 26 Federal Plaza. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
FILE - Security guards stand outside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building at 26 Federal Plaza, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, file)

Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security said the plainclothes officer was relieved of current duties pending a full investigation, calling his conduct unacceptable.
  • Viral footage from 26 Federal Plaza shows the agent saying “adios” before pushing a crying woman against a wall and onto the floor shortly after her husband was detained.
  • ProPublica identified the woman as Monica Moreta-Galarza of Ecuador; she was taken to a hospital and later discharged, while her husband remained in custody.
  • New York officials including Rep. Dan Goldman and Comptroller Brad Lander condemned the use of force and urged disciplinary action and oversight.
  • Local reporting notes prior complaints about the same agent’s conduct, as the incident fuels scrutiny of expanded ICE arrests in and around immigration courts.