A photojournalist was taken to a local hospital Tuesday morning after being pushed to the floor by a federal law enforcement officer outside an immigration court in Lower Manhattan.

The photojournalist, whom a coworker identified as L. Vural Elibol with Turkey-based Anadolu Agency, was placed in a neck brace and transported by EMTs on a stretcher, after a physical confrontation with a federal officer shortly before 10:30 a.m. on the 12th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.

Elibol's condition was not immediately available.

The incident took place in an area that has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in New York City. Immigrants leaving court appearances in the building are frequently taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in hallways o

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