A criminal complaint obtained by ABC News alleges that Cordero "tensed and flailed his arms as well as twisted and contorted his body to avoid being handcuffed."

A spokesperson for City Hall says city officials are now investigating the incident, but did not specify which agency is leading the inquiry.

"We are aware of an incident involving a family in our care at an emergency shelter in Jamaica, Queens Friday night. The health and safety of all migrants and longtime New Yorkers in our care – especially young children – is always a top priority, and this matter is currently under investigation," the spokesperson said.

According to a criminal complaint by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, Parrar pushed several officers and flailed her arms to avoid being handcuffed.

The New York Immigration Coalition, an advocacy and policy organization that represents over 200 immigrant rights groups, condemned the arrest.

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"They wanted to get that child out of that gentleman's hand after warning him several times, asking him to turn over the child. Several times he refused to," Adams said. "He was violent, he was volatile. They had to take that necessary action and based on our review, those officers took appropriate action."

Cordero was arrested on multiple charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, second-degree obstructing governmental administration and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, police confirmed to ABC News.

At one point the video appears to show three officers wrestling Cordero to the ground and pinning his head against a desk once he had been separated from the child. One of the officers can be seen punching him in the face twice as a security officer tries to wave them off and onlookers yell for them to stop hitting Cordero.

"The City must hire shelter staff who are culturally competent, and bilingual or multilingual to ensure that communication breakdowns don’t lead to avoidable misunderstandings that escalate into violence. Everyone deserves due process, and we call on Mayor Adams to stop spreading inflammatory, unproven information about this case. The Queens District Attorney’s office must complete a thorough investigation that looks into the brute force used in this incident," Awawdeh said.

At a pre-scheduled press conference on Tuesday, Mayor Adams said he had spoken with Police Commissioner Edward Caban about the incident and believed the officers acted appropriately.

The video also shows a woman attempting to insert herself between the officers and Cordero in an apparent attempt to stop them from subduing him before an officer pulls her away. Police say 22-year-old Andrea Parrar, whom The New York Times identified as Cordero’s wife, was arrested for interfering with the arrest.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is piloting a body-worn camera program for officers and agents throughout the United States. CBP's Incident-Driven Video Recording System Directive provides guidance for implementation throughout CBP. The policy went into effect in August of 2021. Throughout the pilot phase, and transition to regular use, the policy will be adhered to by all CBP employees.

"We are troubled by the video taken at a migrant shelter in Queens that shows NYPD officers responding to an asylum seeker with violence, while he is holding his 1-year-old baby. Individuals in the City’s care must be actually cared for – and not hurt – by staff or police," said Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition.

The complaint says the couple’s other two children, a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old, were also present during the incident.

Mayor Adams’ office told ABC News that the family was reunited on Monday and were given a new placement in Brooklyn after requesting to be moved to a new shelter.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says NYPD officers took "appropriate action" during a violent altercation with a migrant in a city-operated shelter in the borough of Queens that was caught on camera.

In addition, CBP is committed to expeditious release of body worn camera footage consistent with CBP policy and the above referenced executive order. The precise timing of release may be impacted by a variety of factors including potential impacts to ongoing investigations.

In a video obtained by The New York Times, officers can be seen repeatedly striking and using a stun gun on the man, identified by the NYPD as 47-year-old Yanny Cordero, while he’s holding his 1-year-old child.

Executive Order 14074, “Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety,” requires that federal law enforcement agencies publicly post body-worn camera policies.

An NYPD spokesperson says that on March 8, police were called to a dispute with an "intoxicated and disorderly male who was threatening staff members." Police say Cordero refused multiple commands to give the child to someone else.

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A police source described the deployment of the stun gun to ABC-owned station WABC-TV as a "dry stun," which is when police hold the taser to a suspect and pull the trigger without firing probes, eliminating risk to the child.