Congressman Dan Goldman Confronts DHS Gestapo at the Courthouse

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Dan Goldman Confronts DHS Gestapo at the Courthouse

mtulipan, author
by mtulipan

Tuesday, June 03, 2025 at 9:34:12a CDT

A good bit of news popped into my inbox this morning about my Congressman Dan Goldman. He has been outspoken calling DHS agents out for “Gestapo like” behavior. As a former prosecutor he also knows the law. A recent incident where once again DHS got cases dismissed, removing legal protections for asylum seekers so they could be seized in the courthouse, got his attention since he was in the building.

Here’s what ensued (thank you to our local paper The Broadsheet):

Excepts:

“Today, I confronted masked ICE officers after they detained multiple immigrants in the lobby of the federal building that also contains my Manhattan district office,”Mr. Goldman said in a hastily called press conference in front of 290 Broadway, a few minutes later. “These officers were carrying printed-out papers with immigrants’ names and faces, wearing masks, and attempting to intimidate reporters on site – all while avoiding questions I asked them as a duly elected member of Congress carrying out my oversight responsibilities, as a member of the Homeland Security Committee.” (The Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, oversees ICE.)


“This is Gestapo-like behavior,” Mr. Goldman said. “Plain-clothed officers, wearing masks, are terrorizing immigrants who are doing the right thing by going to court, following up on their immigration proceedings, and trying to come into this country lawfully, through asylum. DHS is exploiting a procedural technicality to fast-track deportations.”

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He continued, “my question to them is: ‘if what you are doing is legitimate, is lawful, is totally above board, why do you need to cover your face?’ Law enforcement officers do not cover their faces. And in fact, the Trump administration is cracking down on universities for allowing protesters to wear masks. So, apparently, it is not okay to wear a mask if you are protesting the government, but it is okay if you are the government.”

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