ICE in Courts: Lander, Goldman demand Congressional inquiry into Homeland Security after ICE supervisor who violently shoved mother was reinstated

"Our ICE law enforcement are held to the highest professional standards and this officer is being relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation, McLaughlin said in a statement. That investigation proved to be short-lived, however, after news broke Monday evening that the agent in question had been reinstated, and was back on the job at 26 Federal Plaza where for months, ICE agents have seized immigrants attending court-mandated hearings."

"With yesterday's reinstatement of an ICE agent who violently threw a bereft woman to the floor and today's assault on members of the press, it's back to business as usual for the Trump Administration because, after all, the cruelty is the point, Lander said on Sept. 30. These heinous actions cannot go unanswered, which is why I am demanding answers from Secretary Noem and the Department of Homeland Security on the conduct of ICE agents and their use of excessive force."

"City Comptroller Brad Lander and U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman are demanding an oversight inquiry into Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem after she reinstated the ICE supervisor who was caught on video shoving a mother to the ground at 26 Federal Plaza last week. The two Democratic pols are fuming after it became clear that the infamous ICE agent involved in the viral shoving of an Ecuadorian mother in the hallway of immigration court would be returning to work."

An ICE supervisor shoved an Ecuadorian mother to the ground at 26 Federal Plaza and was initially relieved of duties. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin announced a suspension pending a full investigation. The suspension ended quickly and the agent was reinstated and returned to duty at 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE agents have been seizing immigrants attending court-mandated hearings. City Comptroller Brad Lander and U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman demanded an oversight inquiry into Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, citing the violent incident, a subsequent assault on the press, and concerns about hiring inexperienced agents.

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