An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent seen on video pushing a lady at a federal courthouse in New York Metropolis on Thursday has been relieved of his present duties because the Division of Homeland Safety investigates the incident, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin instructed ABC Information.
Within the video reviewed by ABC Information, a lady could be heard pleading with the agent as her husband is being detained, saying “you do not care about something.” The agent could be heard repeatedly saying “Adios” earlier than all of the sudden shoving the girl up in opposition to a wall and inflicting them to fall to the bottom. The agent can then be seen standing over her as her crying kids encompass the girl.
“The officer’s conduct on this video is unacceptable and beneath the women and men of ICE. Our ICE regulation enforcement are held to the very best skilled requirements and this officer is being relieved of present duties as we conduct a full investigation,” McLaughlin stated.
An ICE officer has been relieved of duties for shoving a lady to the bottom after arresting her husband outdoors an immigration court docket on the 26 Federal Plaza federal constructing in New York, Sept. 25, 2025.
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander who was on the federal constructing Thursday however didn’t personally witness the incident posted on X, saying the girl’s husband had been detained by ICE brokers simply moments earlier than she was pushed to the bottom.
“Seconds earlier, her husband had been kidnapped by masked ICE brokers who didn’t establish themselves, didn’t current a warrant, didn’t give any lawful grounds for his detention,” Lander posted.
Lander says the girl was taken to the hospital after the incident.
A person is arrested outdoors an immigration court docket on the 26 Federal Plaza federal constructing in New York, Sept. 25, 2025. The ICE officer within the inexperienced shirt has been relieved of duties for shoving the person’s spouse to the bottom after the arrest.
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In an earlier clip, brokers could be seen trying to apprehend the girl’s husband as he tells them he’s not doing something unsuitable.
“Simply seize her, pull her away,” an agent could be heard saying as one other agent grabs the girl by the hair.
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., said on social media the girl and her two younger kids “fled to my workplace for security” after the incident and known as on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to take disciplinary motion.
“Monica and her 2 younger kids fled to my workplace for security after she was assaulted by this @ICEgov agent in an egregious act of extreme pressure. That is unacceptable conduct from this ICE agent. @Sec_Noem should take applicable disciplinary motion and implement measures to forestall this from taking place once more,” he posted.
Goldman stated Friday he despatched a letter to Legal professional Basic Pam Bondi referring the ICE agent for prison investigation.
“This conduct is unacceptable, and we have to make a deterrent impact by significantly investigating it for prison wrongdoing,” Goldman stated. “I feel anybody who sees that video would agree that that’s extreme pressure.”
A spokesperson for NYC Mayor Eric Adams stated on Friday, “Like so many, we’ve seen the upsetting photographs of a federal agent showing to shove a lady — whose husband had simply been detained by ICE — to the bottom, and we’re happy to listen to this incident is being investigated. Our complete metropolis is much less protected when immigrants are afraid to make use of primary providers and attend court docket hearings.”
