A Brooklyn hospital is facing scathing backlash after staffers allegedly disrespected several local plainclothes detectives because they thought the officers were immigration agents.
According to the New York City Police Department Detectives’ Endowment Association (NYCPDDEA), the mistreatment happened after two local detectives who were “injured on duty during the arrest of a violent perpetrator” went to a hospital for treatment.
While at the NYU Langone – Cobble Hill Emergency Room, the detectives “were met with rudeness, disrespect, and a lack of basic professional courtesy by hospital administrators.”
Last week, two NYPD Detectives were mistreated while seeking medical attention at NYU Langone – Cobble Hill Emergency Room after being injured on duty during the arrest of a violent perpetrator. Upon arrival, they were met with rudeness, disrespect, and a lack of basic… pic.twitter.com/HHkNR9Mm71
— Detectives’ Endowment Association (@NYCPDDEA) January 21, 2026
The alleged disrespect started with the security guards, who asked who they were and why they were there, according to station WABC.
“Sources [said] that the detectives were in plainclothes and explained that one of them needed treatment for a minor injury after a scuffle with a suspect,” the station reported. “They were allegedly detained and one of them was refused entry with his service weapon.”
A separate source who spoke with the New York Daily News said that the two detectives were also “accused of being ICE and were told maybe you should go elsewhere” by a hospital staffer.
ICE is short for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The police and their allies are not happy.
“The members of the NYPD put their lives on the line to protect this city, and the very least they deserve in return is attentive medical care and to be treated with respect,” an NYPD spokeswoman said.
“This is INSANE!!!” former city Mayor Eric Adams tweeted. “A hospital that politicizes emergency care is no longer a hospital. It’s an activist institution pretending to practice medicine.”
“These NYPD officers put their lives on the line. Medical staff are sworn to treat the injured, not pass political judgment. We send them into danger and then leave them bleeding when it’s inconvenient. This is a total moral collapse,” he added.
Many among the public are also enraged:
Medical professionals continue to cause a loss of trust. This is horrible.
— cactus girl 🌵 (@cactusncookies) January 22, 2026
So they will treat people who are not supposed to be in this country but not law enforcement.
The left is broken, deeply broken.
— ConfirmBias (@Fulcrumbs44) January 22, 2026
There is an oath do no harm, and you can’t decline a patient in need. Hospitals literally treat gang members with bullet wounds. You can’t discriminate just because you love illegals.
— Andy froemel (@FroemelAndy) January 23, 2026
This is intolerable. A child molester or terrorist injured in an apprehension operation would not be denied medical attention based on their status. Even in military operations, wounded enemies are not supposed to receive different treatment.
— UrsoBruto (@urso_bruto) January 22, 2026
Langone also gets federal money through NIH. Push this up the chain. We have arrived at a point in NYC that an injured cop doing his job can’t get treated in an ER? You can bet damn well that an injured perp would be. This needs to be fully investigated.
— Paul Mauro (@PaulDMauro) January 21, 2026
The hospital, for its part, initially pushed back.
“No one was denied care,” a spokesperson told the Daily News. “We provided care to the injured officer, who was asked to temporarily secure his weapon, as per our policy. The other two officers were allowed to keep their weapons. NYU Langone always values the opportunity to provide care to members of law enforcement.”
But the hospital later backed down, with an NYPD spokesperson telling the Daily News that the hospital’s leadership had privately admitted to being in the wrong.
“Reps from the hospital apologized to Commissioner [Jessica] Tisch and the NYPD and said that hospital staff had a misunderstanding of their policy,” the spokesperson said. “Commissioner Tisch asked that all hospital staff be retrained to ensure that this type of incident never happens again.”
In response to this, the hospital’s spokesperson gave a new statement.
“In our discussion with the commissioner, we expressed our regret for how the situation was handled and reaffirmed our commitment to continue providing the highest quality care to the New York Police Department and all law enforcement agencies,” they said.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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