Overview
- A man was taken into custody at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan after a routine immigration hearing, according to reports and video from the scene.
- Multiple videos show a masked federal agent grabbing and pushing a woman to the floor as her young children watched during the confrontation.
- New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and State Sen. Gustavo Rivera said the woman was injured and required hospital treatment.
- Lander alleged agents did not identify themselves or present a warrant, while Rep. Dan Goldman said the woman, identified as Monica, and her two children sought refuge in his office and he urged DHS to discipline those involved.
- ICE and DHS had not issued public statements as of Friday morning, as the incident fuels scrutiny of increasingly aggressive courthouse arrests under stepped-up immigration enforcement.