A federal immigration officer who forcefully shoved an Ecuadorian woman to the ground at a Manhattan court is being “relieved of current duties,” the Department of Homeland Security confirmed, issuing a rare public reprimand of one of its own.

The incident, which sparked outrage after being widely shared on social media, occurred following the arrest of the woman's husband at an immigration court in New York City, as reported by AP.

In a video circulating on social media, Monica Moreta-Galarza and her daughter are seen holding onto their husband and father desperately as he is being detained in a hallway at the ICE district office located in Lower Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza.

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Footage shows the woman approach the immigration officer following her husband's ar

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