Lower Manhattan's immigration court experienced chaos as ICE agents forcibly detained immigrants, described by onlookers as a war zone. Witnesses observed agents creating blockades to prevent journalists from documenting the detentions. City Comptroller Brad Lander criticized ICE for hastily apprehending individuals without proper identification while separating them from their legal representatives. One incident highlighted included an immigrant taken into custody in front of his distressed spouse. Emotional responses filled the court, reflecting the turmoil and fear surrounding these actions.
Onlookers described immigration court in Lower Manhattan as a war zone Thursday while observing another day of masked ICE agents dragging away immigrants as their relatives wept.
Federal agents stood in the middle of the hallway on the 12th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, serving as a human blockade to prevent journalists and court observers from bearing witness to what many are calling abductions.
City Comptroller Brad Lander condemned ICE for seemingly grabbing hold of immigrants first, then asking questions later referencing one man he observed being hauled away Thursday.
Lander stated, 'Law enforcement is not allowed to grab and abduct people with no idea who they are, separate you from your lawyer. They have no warrant, they have no case.'
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