"Several press photographers, including amNewYork's Dean Moses, were manhandled by several masked ICE agents who became irate as they were being photographed and documented apprehending a woman. The incident unfolded when several agents followed a woman into a public elevator at 26 Federal Plaza. Eyewitnesses confirmed they did not announce an arrest was about to be made. Moses stepped into the elevator, and the two agents instantly grabbed him and shoved him without giving him a chance to leave on his own accord."
"Another agent then pushed another photographer, Olga Fedorova, backwards, slamming her and a third photojournalist, Vural Elibol, to the floor. Elibol took the worst of the fall and wound up being hospitalized. Despite the whole thing being caught on camera, Harrington appeared to alter the sequence of events in the court filing. The officers identified themselves as ICE and advised the alien they were taking her to the 10th floor for further screening and processing."
"The officers took the alien into the elevator. A reporter followed the officers into the elevator, which interfered with effectuating the arrest. The officers asked the reporter to leave the elevator, but he resisted and the officers grabbed his shoulders and arms to escort him out of the elevator, Harrington wrote. The ICE supervisor went on to contradict the events filmed and posted to social media that day, claiming that the photographers tripped."
"Multiple people began to congregate around the elevator. As the reporter was being escorted out of the elevator, an unknown journalist tripped on another individual and fell. This incident was the result of the journalists' interference with ICE officers performing their duties. I declare under penalty of perjury that the fo"
A response filing was submitted in an ongoing lawsuit involving ICE proceedings inside a courthouse. The filing cited Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer Joseph Harrington and referenced events from Sept. 30, 2025. Several masked ICE agents allegedly followed a woman into a public elevator at 26 Federal Plaza without announcing an arrest. Photographers entered the elevator to document the apprehension. Agents reportedly grabbed and shoved amNewYork’s Dean Moses, pushed Olga Fedorova backward, and slammed Vural Elibol to the floor, leading to hospitalization. The filing claimed officers identified themselves, directed the woman to the 10th floor for screening, and stated a reporter interfered by resisting removal from the elevator. It also asserted that photographers tripped and that any additional fall resulted from journalists interfering with officers’ duties.
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