"Several Congress members are demanding answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after two NYPD officers were injured while interacting with ICE in Washington Heights last month. New York U.S. Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat, along with New Jersey U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez, announced Wednesday that they dispatched a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons urging an explanation for the Nov. 12 raid that they said went awry."
"According to the elected officials, officers were called to 164th Street and Broadway after 911 callers reported masked men in plain clothes pulling New Yorkers out of vehicles. When cops arrived, they got into some kind of scuffle with the masked men who ultimately revealed themselves to be ICE agents. The two officers suffered minor injuries from the scuffle with the feds, although the exact nature of their injuries was not disclosed."
"The Congress Members are seeking the info based on videos of the incident, and others, that went viral online. The videos show ICE agents forcing people into unmarked cars. Incidents like these reflect a growing pattern of dangerous even criminal incidents arising out of ICE's violations of its own regulations. When ICE conducts street arrests in dense residential neighborhoods wearing masks while dressed indistinguishably from armed kidnappers, it invites clashes with civilians and local law enforcement, part of the letter wrote."
Three U.S. representatives—Dan Goldman, Adriano Espaillat, and Rob Menendez—sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons seeking an explanation for a Nov. 12 operation in Washington Heights. Emergency callers reported masked men in plain clothes pulling people from vehicles at 164th Street and Broadway, prompting NYPD response and a scuffle that left two officers with minor injuries. Viral videos show ICE agents forcing people into unmarked cars. The representatives cited a pattern of dangerous incidents tied to ICE tactics, and noted that the NYPD has not publicly responded to information requests.
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