US EditionDHS Puts ICE Officer on Leave After Video Shows Woman Shoved at NYC Immigration Court
The ICE agent was placed on administrative leave after video showed him pushing an asylum-seeker to the ground during her husband's detention amid increased courthouse arrests.
- On September 25, 2025, at 26 Federal Plaza an ICE agent shoved Monica Moreta-Galarza to the ground after federal officers detained her husband in a crowded courthouse hallway.
- Over the last five months ICE has increased its footprint inside immigration courthouses, producing more arrests at hearings and making 26 Federal Plaza a focal point of Trump administration immigration enforcement.
- Footage reviewed by multiple outlets shows the unnamed ICE agent grabbing Monica Moreta-Galarza's hair as press and bystanders pleaded, and Moreta-Galarza was later taken to hospital.
- DHS said the officer was relieved of current duties and is under investigation, and local officials referred the matter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Jay Clayton.
- Advocates and public officials warned the episode intensifies debate over courthouse arrests, calling for increased oversight and urging DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to discipline the officer and prevent repeats.
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Independent EspañolA federal immigration agent who pushed an Ecuadorian woman to the ground in a Manhattan court is “being relieved of her current duties,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday, in an unusual reprimand to one of its agents.
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