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Federal Agents Shove Journalists at NYC Immigration Court, Sending One to Hospital

DHS says agents faced obstruction during an arrest, citing recent threats to the building.

Overview

  • Video and witnesses show L. Vural Elibol of Turkish outlet Anadolu was injured on the 12th floor of 26 Federal Plaza and transported to a hospital on a stretcher.
  • amNewYork journalist Dean Moses says masked agents grabbed him and forced him out of an elevator as he tried to document an arrest in a public hallway.
  • Witnesses say freelance photojournalist Olga Fedorova was shoved to the floor during the confrontation, which unfolded in an area open to the public.
  • A DHS spokeswoman said officers were making the arrest of a Peruvian national and were swarmed by agitators and members of the press who obstructed operations.
  • DHS cited prior threats to the building, including a letter with suspicious powder, as elected officials such as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned the agents’ use of force.