Rep. Dan Goldman (D-Brooklyn/Manhattan) pulled no punches during an emergency press conference Thursday afternoon after witnessing a group of masked, plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detaining immigrants at routine court appearances Thursday morning.
“This is Gestapo-like behavior, where plainclothes officers wearing masks are terrorizing immigrants who are doing the right thing by going to court, following up on their immigration proceedings, and trying to come into this country lawfully,” Goldman said at the conference, comparing the seizures to the behavior of Nazi Germany’s infamous secret police force.
