Overview

• DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called the officer’s conduct “unacceptable” and said he was relieved of current duties pending a full investigation.
• The encounter happened Thursday at 26 Federal Plaza as agents detained the woman’s husband, with videos capturing the agent saying “adios” before pushing her to the floor.
• Reporting identified the woman as Monica Moreta-Galarza of Ecuador, who was taken to a hospital and later discharged, according to ProPublica.
• New York officials including Comptroller Brad Lander and Rep. Dan Goldman condemned the force used and pressed for disciplinary action and greater transparency.
• Media accounts cite prior complaints about the same agent’s physical conduct at the courthouse, as attention intensifies on ICE’s expanded courthouse arrests under the current administration.