Overview
- Federal Protective Service officers entered Nadler’s Manhattan district office on May 29 and briefly detained a staffer without pressing charges after alleging protesters had been allowed inside.
- Video footage shows agents refusing to present a warrant and accusing staff of harboring rioters before handcuffing a visibly distressed aide.
- Nadler and Rep. Jamie Raskin condemned the action as an intimidation tactic and a breach of congressional privilege.
- On June 3, House Democrats on the Judiciary Committee urged Chairman Jim Jordan to open a formal investigation and subpoena Noem to testify on the incident.
- The confrontation follows earlier arrests of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Rep. LaMonica McIver and comes as New York lawmakers advance bills to limit state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.