Monica Moreta Galarza experienced a harrowing ordeal outside New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza immigration court when her husband, Rubén Abelardo Ortiz López, was abruptly detained by immigration officers. What began as a routine hearing ended in chaos as officers forcibly separated the couple, throwing Ms. Moreta Galarza to the ground. ‘They treated us like animals,’ she recounted in an interview with BBC News Mundo. The incident, captured on video and widely shared on social media, led to the temporary suspension of one officer but highlighted a broader pattern of aggressive enforcement at the courthouse.
‘They treated us like animals’ – Inside the epicentre of deportations in New York City
