Overview

• DHS officers entered Rep. Jerry Nadler’s Manhattan office on May 29 saying they were responding to reports of protesters and handcuffed an aide without arresting or charging her.
• Video footage obtained by Gothamist shows the aide crying as agents accuse staffers of “harboring rioters” and push past a colleague’s demand for a warrant.
• A DHS spokesperson said officers conducted a security check to protect federal employees and released all individuals after the situation was quickly de-escalated.
• Nadler has sent a letter to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan requesting hearings and a formal investigation into this incident and other aggressive enforcement tactics.
• New York legislators are fast-tracking bills to limit state and local cooperation with ICE following a series of recent high-profile arrests and detentions.