ICE Agent Placed on Leave After Shoving Woman
An ICE law‑enforcement officer assigned to New York immigration courts was placed on administrative leave Sept. 26, 2025 after video circulated showing the agent shove a woman — the wife of a detained man from Ecuador — against a wall and to the ground outside a courthouse. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin called the conduct "unacceptable" and said a full investigation is underway; the episode comes amid heightened ICE arrests and tensions inside immigration courthouses in New York.
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ICE officer caught on video pushing woman is placed on leave
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- An ICE officer was relieved of duties and placed on administrative leave by DHS after video showed him pushing a woman to the ground outside the New York immigration court on Sept. 25, 2025.
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement calling the conduct unacceptable and said the agency is conducting a full investigation.
- The incident follows increased ICE enforcement activity inside immigration courthouses in recent months and echoes an August encounter in which an agent confronted a court observer.