US lawmakers barred from oversight visit of NYC ICE holding facilities after Brad Lander arrest [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted 5:55 PM, Jun 18, 2025
New York lawmakers Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman said Wednesday they were blocked from conducting an oversight visit to inspect detention facilities at a Manhattan immigration court.
“We just went in to conduct our constitutional oversight authority of ICE and ICE detention facilities. We were denied access,” Rep. Goldman (NY-10) said at a brief press conference after the attempted visit.
The visit to 26 Federal Plaza, where New York ICE field office is located, came a day after New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents Tuesday as he was trying to escort a man out of a courtroom.
“Even though we are allowed to show up unannounced by statute and we must be allowed in, we gave advance notice that we would be coming this morning, and they still denied our access,” Goldman said. Earlier this month, two other New York lawmakers, Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Adriano Espaillat, attempted to inspect ICE holding facilities at 26 Federal Plaza and were barred.
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