Tension remains high at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, where federal immigration authorities continue to arrest migrants appearing for routine hearings.

Rep. Dan Goldman is one of many elected officials now calling on the NYPD to arrest and charge U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who abuse their authority.

In a letter to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, he wrote, “No person, regardless of their badge, should be permitted to assault or unlawfully detain any New Yorker without facing consequences.”

The request comes just a few weeks after one violent incident was caught on camera of an ICE agent pushing a woman to the ground and slamming her head.

Goldman, whose district includes neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn, joined NY1’s Bobby Cuza on “Inside City Hall”

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