The degree to which the NYPD assisted the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency with its detention of Ravi Ragbir, an immigrant-rights activist who was slated for deportation last month, was the subject of a contentious hearing Feb. 7 held by the City Council Committee on Public Safety.
The hearing also brought additional scrutiny of the NYPD’s 500-member Strategic Response Group, which is trained to respond to both protests and counter-terrorism assignments.
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