A federal immigration officer who was that recorded on video Pushing a woman on the ground outside of an immigration court in New York City is illuminated from its duties while an investigation is being carried out, the Ministry of the Interior Security announced on Friday.
In a statement on Friday, DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin mentioned the behavior of the immigration and customs enforcement officer “unacceptable and among men and women of ice.”
“Our ICE -Water enforcement is held on the highest professional standards and this officer is illuminated from the current tasks while we conduct a full investigation,” added McLaughlin.
Videos of the actions of the Ice Officer in the 26 Federal Plaza Federal Building in Lower Manhattan came on Thursday on social media and generated widespread controversy.
The incident seems to have started when the woman and her young daughter desperately tried to hold on to her husband, who tried to take federal agents in custody. Agents were seen on video that the family divorced, with one of those who grabbed the woman's hair. The man was eventually held.
Another video showed the woman who confronted the ice officer in the middle of the research. He was then captured on the camera that the woman pushed and pushed her to the ground for her children and a crowd of photojournalists and federal and court officials.
During the quarrel, the ice officer is heard several times “adios” – or goodbye -.
The woman in the videos told reporters on Thursday that her family is from Ecuador.
Under the second Trump government, ICE officers have been deployed in immigration courts throughout the country to arrest some of those who attend their hearings. The effort is strongly denounced by lawyers and democratic leaders, who say that it undermines the necessary process principles and keeps people to comply with the immigration process.
Brad Lander, the competent of New York City and one of the most vocal local critics of the arrests of the courthouse, said on Thursday that the woman “was not a threat” to justify the actions of the officer and noticed that she should be taken to the hospital.
“We can't agree with the immigration policy, but you can't watch that video and think you want you to want to treat people's law enforcement officials those people,” Lander told CBS News New York.
When asked if the videos indicate a justification for the use of violence by the officer, a former ice officer said who asked an anonymity to speak freely: “Absolutely none.” The official noted that the incident had to be reported to the ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility, which is charged with “impartial research into accusations of misconduct of employees and contractors.”
“He clearly lost his cool. Unless you claim self -defense or defense of others, [there’s] The use of violence is not justified any way, “said the former ice officer.” That is abuse. “
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