The man appears to be the same officer who was caught last month on NPR audio aggressively arresting a court observer.
An Immigration and Customs officer working at the New York immigration courts has been placed on administrative leave after video circulated online showed him pushing a woman toward a wall and to the ground, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The man appears to be the same officer involved in an arrest of a court observer last month, which was witnessed by NPR and caught on audio.
« The officer’s conduct in this video is unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE », said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin in a statement. « 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. »
Video: Watch a federal agent pushing the wife of a detained man to the ground at the Jacob K.
