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Masked Federal Agents Shove Journalists at NYC Courthouse, Photojournalist Hospitalized

Officials demanded investigations following videos of masked agents confronting reporters.

Journalist L. Vural Elibol receives medical assistance after being shoved by federal agents in immigration court on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Bystanders assist journalist Vural Elibol as he lies on the floor after being shoved while covering detentions in immigration court on Tuesday, Sept., 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Federal agents push photojournalist Dean Moses while making a detention in immigration court on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Medics transfer journalist L. Vural Elibol to a gurney after he was shoved by federal agents in immigration court on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Overview

  • Video from the 12th floor at 26 Federal Plaza shows masked federal immigration agents grabbing and shoving journalists as they detained an immigrant in an elevator.
  • L. Vural Elibol of the Anadolu Agency was injured, treated by EMTs, and transported to Downtown Hospital, according to FDNY and on-scene footage.
  • amNewYork’s Dean Moses was pushed out of the elevator, and freelancer Olga Fedorova was shoved to the floor, witnesses and video documented.
  • The Department of Homeland Security declined to immediately comment, while Rep. Jerry Nadler and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander condemned the incident and urged accountability.
  • The confrontation follows recent clashes at the same facility, including a widely seen shove by an ICE supervisor and ongoing legal battles over access and detention conditions on the 10th floor.