ICE seen in Brooklyn courts despite calls to stay out
Following the election of President Donald Trump it had become a normal occurrence for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to be seen arresting undocumented immigrants in local courts.
However, reports had become relatively quiet since Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman held a press conference and called upon ICE to stay out of New York courts last month.
That ended on Thursday when an attorney from Brooklyn Defender Services and a DNAInfo.com journalist reported seeing ICE agents inside the Brooklyn Criminal Court located at 120 Schermerhorn St. According to the DNAInfo report, three plain-clothed ICE agents were confirmed to have made at least one arrest.