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Rhiannon12866

(247,426 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:13 AM Nov 10

NYC Comptroller: Trump helped ICE turn Manhattan courthouse into an 'abduction trap' - Velshi - MSNBC

Asylum-seekers in New York City believe they’re doing the right thing showing up to scheduled hearings in immigration court. But lurking in the hallways are ICE agents laying an “abduction trap” for them. New York comptroller Brad Lander urges Americans to see what’s happening for themselves: “You don't have to risk arrest or put your body on the line to bear witness, to sit in court and show up to let people know their rights."

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NYC Comptroller: Trump helped ICE turn Manhattan courthouse into an 'abduction trap' - Velshi - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 10 OP

People will stop going through the legal process which makes them more likely to be arrested. Irish_Dem Nov 10 #1

Congressman Dan Goldman has been both inside and outside that courthouse for months, lapucelle Nov 10 #2

Thanks so much! Dan Goldman is quite a patriot, he also served as lead counsel for TFG's first impeachment Rhiannon12866 Nov 10 #3

And he's a great guy. I've canvassed with him. He shows up in purple Nassau County lapucelle Nov 10 #4

That is so cool! I've often wished that he was my Rep. Rhiannon12866 Nov 10 #5

Irish_Dem

(78,101 posts)

1. People will stop going through the legal process which makes them more likely to be arrested.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:34 AM

Nov 10

They are in a no win situation.

lapucelle

(20,892 posts)

2. Congressman Dan Goldman has been both inside and outside that courthouse for months,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:34 AM

Nov 10

and is calling for the NYPD to arrest and charge any ICE agents who break any laws.

Rep. Dan Goldman is calling on the NYPD to arrest and even charge federal agents working in the city if they break New York’s laws.

In a letter sent to NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and first reported here, the Democratic congressmember representing parts of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan points to recent reporting in ProPublica identifying 170 cases where ICE agents detained U.S. citizens, which they have the authority to do only under limited circumstances.

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“When they are acting outside the scope of their legal authority, they are no different than anyone else and their conduct is subject to New York criminal laws, including felony assault,” he wrote. “In advance of a federal immigration operation in New York City similar to those occurring around the country, it is imperative that NYPD officers receive proper training and instruction on the bounds of federal civil immigration authority so they can be prepared to enforce state laws prohibiting criminal conduct, including through detention and arrest where appropriate.”

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/20/dan-goldman-dhs-nypd-jessica-tisch-arrest-letter/

Rhiannon12866

(247,426 posts)

3. Thanks so much! Dan Goldman is quite a patriot, he also served as lead counsel for TFG's first impeachment

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:17 AM

Nov 10

He's really stepping up to the plate. And yet I remember when he asked questions when he was a freshman congressman and Gym Jordan talked down to him.

lapucelle

(20,892 posts)

4. And he's a great guy. I've canvassed with him. He shows up in purple Nassau County

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:50 AM

Nov 10

to knock on doors with us.

Rhiannon12866

(247,426 posts)

5. That is so cool! I've often wished that he was my Rep.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:09 AM

Nov 10

But here in the Northeast we're stuck with the unpopular Stefanik. The last time she made a public appearance, in Plattsburgh at the dedication of a building, she didn't get a word in, was boo'd off the stage.

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