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Video of Queens ICE Raid Fuels Clash Over Warrant and Tactics

The dispute centers on whether an arrest warrant justified entry into the home.

Immigration agents entered a basement apartment in Queens, New York, forcibly knocked down the door, and pointed firearms at a mother and her four children, according to the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).
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Overview

  • An NYIC-released clip from a Nov. 13 operation shows armed federal agents entering an East Elmhurst apartment as a mother pleads while holding her 2-year-old.
  • The advocacy group says agents forced entry without a warrant while seeking a man who does not live at the address.
  • DHS says officers carried a criminal arrest warrant for Raymundo Gabriel Huerra-Betancourt, who it says listed the location on probation records, and identifies the woman as his cousin.
  • DHS denies threatening the family, says agents knocked for about 20 minutes before a lawful entry, and says occupants were directed to safety during the search.
  • Community groups are calling for an investigation, and NYPD briefly responded after neighbors reported a possible home invasion before officers were reportedly waved off by federal agents.