Elected officials, including Senator Julia Salazar and Council Member Alexa Aviles, confronted aggressive ICE actions outside federal courtrooms, where masked agents detained immigrants. The situation escalated, resulting in chaos as officials, press, and lawyers witnessed ICE agents forcibly taking individuals, highlighting ongoing lawlessness under the Trump administration. Comptroller Brad Lander, himself arrested last month during hearings, called for politicians to observe the violence of immigrant detainment. The actions of ICE agents were described as egregious and lawless, raising concerns over unlawful detentions and community safety.
Masked ICE agents behaving like goons stationed outside of the courtroom to kidnap our neighbors that was already egregious and violent, we are now seeing further lawlessness from the Trump administration, Senator Salazar said.
The chaos ensued as ICE agents, elected officials, press, lawyers, court observers, and those just attempting to attend their hearings all packed the long corridors.
When Lander, who was arrested by ICE last month while overseeing immigration hearings, returned to court on June 26, he challenged other politicians to step up and bear witness to what a violent theatre of disappearance.
Senator Julia Salazar described the moment a young man was taken away in front of her eyes, stating his hearing was rescheduled and he was being unlawfully detained.
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