This is crazy.
#DHS agents invade a congressman's offices & #arrest a staffer who tried to stop them.
In a dramatic incident captured on video, DHS police Wednesday handcuffed one of Rep #JerryNadler’s aides in his Manhattan office, which is in the same federal office building as an #immigration #courthouse.
#law #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
https://gothamist.com/news/homeland-security-cops-handcuff-one-of-rep-nadlers-aides-in-chaotic-day-at-ny-fed-building
In the video,…#DHS officers entered #JerryNadler’s district office & accused staff members of “harboring rioters.” A Nadler staffer is seen crying & being handcuffed. Another officer is at a door trying to enter a private area of the office while a staffer asks for a #warrant.
#law #immigration #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
#DHS later said in a statement that “one individual” — the woman seen being handcuffed — had blocked police from performing a security check they intended to do based on information there were #protesters in the lawmaker’s office. Later that day, protesters gathered outside of the federal building, demonstrating against #ICE.
#law #immigration #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
…“While no arrests were made & the situation was quickly deescalated, I am alarmed by the aggressive & heavy-handed tactics #DHS is employing in NYC & across the country. The decision to enter a congressional office & detain a staff member demonstrates a deeply troubling disregard for proper #legal boundaries,” Rep #JerryNadler said in a stmnt.
#law #immigration #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
2 people who were at the courthouse to monitor #ICE activity said the confrontation came after ICE officers threatened to #arrest them & other advocates, & a #Nadler staffer invited the advocates inside.
Nadler’s office is on the 6th floor in the same Varick Street building as federal #immigration court, which is on the 5th floor. The building also houses #DHS & other federal offices.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
…Robert Gottheim, Nadler’s co-chief of staff, confirmed there was no arrest but otherwise declined to comment on the unusual event that resulted in federal agents entering the office of a Democratic member of #Congress, accusing office staffers of #criminal wrongdoing & handcuffing a staffer.
#law #immigration #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
…Hours after the confrontation involving the #Nadler staffers & #DHS police, around 6:30PM, police arrested nearly 2 dozen #demonstrators they allege blocked traffic outside the building, an #NYPD spox said.
In the #demonstration, mutual #aid volunteers assisting #immigrants tried to block #ICE vans transporting detained immigrants from leaving the building, acc/to organizers. 18 protesters were issued criminal summons, & 5 people were arrested & charged, the NYPD spox said.
In the video of the confrontation at #Nadler’s office, the handcuffed staff member says that there were constituents present in the office for a meeting. Those constituents later identified themselves in interviews w/Gothamist as #ImmigrantRights advocates monitoring activities in the building, including outside the federal #immigration courtrooms.
#law #immigration #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
The video does not capture any interactions between #Nadler’s staff & #DHS police before the staffer was handcuffed. But 2 advocates who were present as the events unfolded described officers questioning people as they left #immigration court & threatening advocates as they intervened. Both people asked Gothamist not to use their names, saying they fear retaliation by the federal govt.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
The advocates said they were outside an #immigration courtroom where plainclothes #ICE officers were questioning people as they were leaving their court appearances. The advocates said they were advising the #immigrants of their #rights. The officers, in turn, threatened the advocates with #arrest for *loitering*, according to the 2 advocates who spoke with Gothamist.
#law #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FredomOfAssembly #FreeToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
According to the 2 advocates, #ICE officers then #arrested one of the advocates in the #courthouse; #DHS did not respond to further inquiries about what transpired. Then, the 2 advocates said, a Nadler staffer invited them & a third advocate up to the lawmaker’s office, which is on the floor above the courthouse. They were there for about 20 minutes before the DHS police entered, the 2 advocates said.
#law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
An officer is heard in the video of the encounter claiming the handcuffed Nadler aide, seen crying, had pushed a #DHS officer. Another officer is also seen entering an area of the lawmaker’s office, over the objections of a Nadler aide, who asked for a #warrant before acceding to the demand [despite no warrant being presented].
The advocates said they did not witness any staff member pushing a DHS officer.
#law #immigration #dissent #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
They said the aide who was handcuffed had declined the officer entry to a more private part of the office. The courthouse as well as the government offices are generally OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
The video shows the handcuffed staff member asking officers, “What’s your problem?” She adds, without further clarifying, “They’re here for a meeting. They’re constituents.”
A #DHS officer urged her, “Do not resist. Stop resisting.”
#law #ACAB #immigration #FirstAmendment #AbuseOfPower #Trump #Gestapo
The #DHS statement…made no mention of #Nadler’s office *harboring rioters*, as the DHS officer claims in the video. The statement said that DHS officers were responding to information that #protesters were inside Nadler’s office. Out of concern for Nadler’s employees, the statement said, the officers went to the lawmaker’s office “to ensure the safety & wellbeing of those present.”
[then handcuffed the people they claimed they were there to help?🤔]
@Nonilex Truths, so much irrationality, and cops lying with impunity.
I think the time has passed for us to point out their hypocrisy. We've been doing it about #MAGA for 10 years now. They revel in how it annoys us. They think we're cucks.
We know they're irrational. They don't care. They don't think like us. Get. In. The. Streets.
Plan Civil War 2.0, unless you know past fascists who left non-violently? Know anyone in the military?
"A #DHS officer urged her, “Do not resist. Stop resisting.”"
The simple fact is, this phrase is literally taken directly from the "Officer Involved Shooting" script, parts of which are often heard in body cam footage and in written police reports:
"Stop resisting! Stop resisting!"
"I felt threatened!!"
"He took a shooting stance!!"
"He had a weapon!!" [no weapon found or presented as evidence]
#ICE and #DHS are working from the exact same playbook that has allowed white police to harass and murder undesirables for decades
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