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Member of Congress Denied Access to Secretive New Immigration Courtroom in Manhattan
Goldman was denied entry to the new courtroom while trying to conduct oversight of immigration proceedings.
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This article1 analysis · Sep 24, 2026
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Published Sep 24, 2026
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Rep. Daniel Goldman was denied entry to a new Manhattan immigration courtroom while attempting to conduct oversight. The article reports that the unusual hearing location restricted public access and that at least nine immigrants whose hearings were scheduled there were ordered deported in absentia after failing to appear.
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Daniel S. Goldman
D · NY-10
Representative seeking access to the courtroom as part of congressional oversight
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ALSO MENTIONED Betsy Schmid, Goldman’s deputy district director; Brett Geiger, Immigration judge who presided remotely over the third-floor hearings; John Burns, Acting Assistant Chief Immigration Judge whom Goldman’s staff were told to contact
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