ICE officer who shoved a mother to the floor at an immigration courthouse is ‘relieved of his current duties,’ agency says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shoved a woman into a wall and then pushed her to the ground has been “relieved of his current duties,” an ICE official said Friday.

The incident was caught on camera Thursday at an immigration court in New York City – fueling outrage as more families across the US get punished after showing up to their immigration court hearings.

“The officer’s conduct in this video is unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Friday. “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.”

CNN has asked ICE to clarify what “relieved of his current duties” means – and whether the officer is still employed elsewhere within ICE.

The woman and her family have open asylum claims, according to the office of US Rep. Dan Goldman, whose district includes the courthouse. They “are here lawfully but are being targeted by ICE regardless,” a spokesperson said.