Rep. Nadler condemns Trump admin after staff member handcuffed during congressional office security sweep

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., criticized the Trump medication for "sowing chaos" successful communities portion announcing that a subordinate of his unit was handcuffed and concisely detained astatine his New York City bureau past week.

Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were responding Wednesday to reports that protesters were wrong Nadler's territory bureau successful Manhattan. At the time, a protestation was taking spot extracurricular an migration courthouse successful the aforesaid installation arsenic the congressman's office. 

"Based connected earlier incidents successful a adjacent facility, FPS officers were acrophobic astir the information of the national employees successful the bureau and went to the determination to guarantee the information and wellbeing of those present," a Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

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Rep. Jerry Nadler criticizes Trump medication aft his unit subordinate was detained by DHS officers during protests successful New York City, calling for an extremity to intimidation tactics. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The officers were fto wrong and came upon 4 people, the spokesperson said. 

"Officers identified themselves and explained their intent to behaviour a information check, however, 1 idiosyncratic became verbally confrontational and physically blocked entree to the office, the spokesperson added. "The officers past detained the idiosyncratic successful the hallway for the intent of completing the information check. All were released without further incident."

In a video of the apprehension posted online, the officers were heard saying that Nadler’s unit were "harboring rioters" and that they were conducting a check. The unit subordinate being arrested tin beryllium heard crying during the incident. 

In a connection released Saturday, Nadler said the DHS officers "forcefully" entered his bureau earlier handcuffing a subordinate of his staff.

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"President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are sowing chaos successful our communities, utilizing intimidation tactics against some citizens and non-citizens successful a reckless and unsafe manner," Nadler said. 

"The determination to participate a Congressional bureau and detain a unit subordinate demonstrates a profoundly troubling disregard for due ineligible boundaries," helium added. "If this tin hap successful a Member of Congress's office, it tin hap to anyone–and it is happening," Nadler said, successful part.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., has accused President Donald Trump of "sowing chaos" aft his unit subordinate was concisely handcuffed and detained astatine the congressman's bureau past week.  (AP)

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Nadler further called connected Trump and DHS to halt "these unsafe tactics" and to wantonness the expedited removal process, which helium said denies owed process for amerciable immigrants and U.S. citizens. 

"While nary arrests were made and the concern was rapidly deescalated, I americium alarmed by the assertive and heavy-handed tactics DHS is employing successful New York City and crossed the country," helium said.