Overview

• DHS Federal Protective Service officers entered Nadler’s Manhattan district office May 29, saying they were conducting a security check after reports of protesters nearby.
• Video obtained by Gothamist shows an aide crying as she was handcuffed when she blocked agents’ entry without a warrant being presented.
• Nadler’s office says agents were angered after staff witnessed ICE detentions in the same building and had invited immigration advocates into the congressional office.
• The detained aide was released without arrest or charges, and both Nadler’s team and DHS confirm no criminal case was filed.
• Nadler condemns the tactic as authoritarian intimidation, warns it undermines constitutional safeguards and calls for halting the expedited removal process.