Overview

• DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin called the officer’s conduct unacceptable and said he has been relieved of current duties pending a full investigation.
• Viral videos show a plainclothes ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza grabbing and pushing a crying woman to the floor while saying “adios” after agents detained her husband.
• The woman was identified as Monica Moreta-Galarza, an immigrant from Ecuador, and reporters say she received hospital treatment and was later discharged.
• New York officials, including Comptroller Brad Lander and Rep. Dan Goldman, condemned the incident, with Goldman noting the woman sought safety in his office.
• Reporters and court observers say the same agent was involved in earlier forceful encounters at the courthouse, as ICE’s stepped-up courthouse arrests draw renewed scrutiny.