ICE officer relieved after shoving woman in NYC court
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has been relieved of duties while DHS investigates video showing him shove a woman to the ground outside the federal immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. Videos show agents separating a family as they attempted to cling to a man being detained; the woman and her young daughter then confront officers, and one ICE agent pushes the woman down, saying 'adios' as bystanders and photojournalists record the scene. New York Comptroller Brad Lander and immigrant‑rights advocates condemned the action; DHS called the conduct 'unacceptable' and noted ICE officers have recently been deployed to make courthouse arrests.
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- DHS announced the ICE officer was relieved of duties on Friday pending a full investigation.
- The incident occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza federal building immigration court in lower Manhattan and was captured on multiple social‑media videos.
- Officials and witnesses report the woman (family from Ecuador) was taken to a hospital after the altercation; the man officials were attempting to detain was ultimately taken into custody.