Rep. Nadler wants inquiry after Homeland Security handcuffs staffer in his NY office

New York Rep. Jerry Nadler on Monday demanded a congressional investigation into a incident last week, first reported by Gothamist , in which Department of Homeland Security police handcuffed a member of Nadler’s staff in the lawmaker’s Manhattan office.

In an interview with CNN, the Democrat told CNN that his office is writing House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, to request a hearing and investigation into the incident and others involving federal immigration enforcement. A spokesperson for Jordan did not respond to a request for comment.

“The tactics were totally unacceptable,” Nadler told CNN about the incident, which took place last Wednesday. “And they needed a warrant.”

The lawmaker’s comments follow a Gothamist report Friday on the encounte