Two congressmen were refused entry to observe and inspect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New York City on Wednesday. New York Reps. Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman found themselves barred from entering the offices in Lower Manhattan, despite rules allowing for unannounced oversight visits by lawmakers.
This refusal by ICE comes one day after NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was detained by federal agents in the same building. Lander was escorting immigrants from their court hearings when agents arrested him on allegations of impeding federal officers. Those charges were later dropped, and Lander was released.
