New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned federal officers for shoving and injuring journalists, calling the incident part of rising tensions over U.S. immigration enforcement clashes.

The confrontation occurred Tuesday at a New York City courthouse amid President Donald Trump ’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Hochul shared a video posted to X, opens new tab by a New York Daily News reporter that showed masked men boarding an elevator in a federal building in downtown Manhattan that houses immigration courts.

Several of the men, one of whom appeared to be wearing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, pushed photographers near the elevator, sending at least two people crashing to the floor.

“Masked ICE agents shoved and injured journalists today at Federal Plaza. One r

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