72-Year-Old Woman Pepper-Sprayed by ICE Agent While Filming Officers Takes Legal Action
Linda Wolff, 72, says she was pepper-sprayed while filming ICE arrests and is pursuing a federal tort claim and state-court lawsuit.
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Linda Wolff was recording an operative in Inwood when a federal agent approached and used a chemical irritant against her.
Woman Suing ICE After Being Pepper Sprayed in Manhattan
A 72-year-old New York woman has filed a federal tort claim after she says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pepper-sprayed her while she filmed federal agents at work in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. Linda Wolff, a longtime immigrant rights supporter, said the encounter happened three weeks ago as agents were trying to get a disabled vehicle towed. As reported by NBC New York, Wolff had gotten word that agents were making arrests …
“I’m Not Intimidated by Anybody” — Hell’s Kitchen Woman Takes on ICE
A 72-year-old Hell’s Kitchen resident whose videotaped encounter with an ICE officer went viral says being pepper-sprayed at close range has only strengthened her determination to keep speaking out. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood with Linda Wolff as she talked about her confrontation with ICE. Photo: Office of Governor Hochul Linda Wolff, […]
NEW YORK – A 72-year-old woman claims that her civil rights were violated when she was sprayed with pepper by an ICE agent in Manhattan. Three weeks ago, Linda Wolff, an immigrant rights defender who can often be seen in front of Delaney Hall, told that she was in Inwood when she learned that ICE agents were making arrests in the area. She said she took her phone and started recording. "I retired to the sidewalk and was simply recording ICE; the…
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