Mónica Moreta Galarza
Mónica Moreta Galarza is an Ecuadorian citizen who made headlines after experiencing aggressive treatment by an ICE agent in New York while her husband was being detained following an asylum hearing. The incident, which was captured on video, sparked outrage and prompted calls for an investigation into the actions of the federal officer involved.
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Monica Moreta-Galarza was detained by ICE agents while pleading for her husband during an arrest.
ICE is using aggressive tactics to bolster arrests, experts say. The government says agents are being smeared
United States· 2025-10-16
Monica Moreta Galarza felt relieved after her husband's routine immigration hearing at New York City's 26 Federal Plaza.
'They treated us like animals'
United Kingdom· 2025-10-11
Mónica Moreta Galarza is the Ecuadorian woman who was assaulted by an ICE officer in New York.
Ecuatoriana agredida por oficial de ICE en Nueva York: “En ese momento tuve como una impotencia” | Internacional | Noticias
Ecuador· 2025-09-29
Mónica Moreta-Galarza is seeking asylum in the United States and was violently pushed to the ground by an ICE agent.
El agente federal que empujó a una mujer en un tribunal de inmigración en Nueva York es suspendido de su puesto | Inmigración en Estados Unidos
Spain· 2025-09-27
Mónica Moreta Galarza was the Ecuadorian woman who was pushed and thrown to the ground by an ICE agent.
El oficial del ICE que agredió a una mujer ecuatoriana fue despedido | Internacional | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-09-26Mónica Moreta Galarza suffered mistreatment in New York by an ICE agent in front of her two children.
Cancillería rechaza agresión contra ecuatoriana en Nueva York por agente del ICE delante de sus dos hijos | Internacional | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-09-26