"One of the officers could be seen grabbing him by the neck and shirt collar and pushing him against the wall. I am an American citizen! he screamed! I don't even want to tell my kids this is the country we are living in. You should be at home taking care of your kids, one of the ICE agents responded. After a minutes-long confrontation, the man was permitted to leave without being arrested. Security details escorted him from the building."
"The fear of potential arrest left one woman hailing from Colombia on the verge of a nervous breakdown. According to court observers, the woman, who was not named, was so afraid of the masked, armed agents in the hallway that she refused to leave the courtroom. Father Fabian Arias of Saint Peter's Church, who was watching the proceedings, prayed over her and helped guide her past the agents as she screamed in terror,"
On Sept. 9, 2025, ICE agents detained an immigrant at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, prompting a violent confrontation outside a 12th-floor immigration courtroom. An American citizen who intervened was grabbed by an officer by the neck and shirt collar and pushed against a wall while shouting, "I am an American citizen!" An agent told him he should be home taking care of his kids. The man was later permitted to leave without arrest and security escorted him. Masked, armed agents left many immigrants terrified; one Colombian woman refused to leave and was guided past agents by Father Fabian Arias, who prayed over her.
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