ICE agent ‘relieved of current duties’ after pushing woman in New York immigration courthouse

Published September 26, 2025 2:40pm ET



An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been relieved of his “current duties,” pending an investigation after he pushed a woman in a New York immigration courthouse.

A video showed the officer pushing an Ecuadorian woman, identified as Monica Moreta-Galarza, whose husband had been arrested. She was taken to the hospital after hitting her head and later discharged.

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