The left-wing politicians, Reps. Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman from New York, were recently in the spotlight for being denied access to an ICE Court in lower Manhattan. They are known for pandering to their support base with theatrical performances.
The building, located at 26 Federal Plaza, is the same facility in which New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested 24 hours earlier.
Nadler and Goldman are emphasizing their legal obligation to inspect ICE detention facilities. Curiously, this newfound sense of duty seems to have emerged only recently, with no such zeal shown between January 20, 2021, and January 20, 2025.
While they claim the right to make surprise visits to detention centers, their decision to inform authorities beforehand raises suspicions about the sincerity of their intentions.
Officials informed them they would be denied entry head of time. But they attempted the stunt anyway.
“To be clear, we, by law, we have the right to show up unannounced and to inspect any detention facilities within ICE,” Goldman told a handful of reporters in the building. “But in order to give them advance notice, we sent a request to allow us to view it, giving them notice that we were coming.”
“They wrote back to us denying our request.”
