US EditionNYC Comptroller Brad Lander Seeks Federal Trial for Protest Outside ICE Holding Area
Brad Lander rejected a plea deal to force a trial on a federal misdemeanor obstruction charge from a September protest at ICE detention cells, aiming to expose detainee conditions.
- On Tuesday, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander rejected a prosecutor offer and will go to trial on a misdemeanor obstruction charge tied to a sit-in months ago at 26 Federal Plaza.
- During the attempted inspection at 26 Federal Plaza, Lander and other officials tried to access ICE detention rooms, prompting an hour-long standoff and arrests of 11 officials.
- Advocacy videos show people sprawled with foil blankets and two toilets on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, while DHS said claims of overcrowding are categorically false.
- Prosecutors offered an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal that would drop charges if defendants avoided arrest on federal property for six months, and the criminal penalty carries 30 days in jail.
- Seeking to expose detention practices, Brad Lander said `I want a trial`, plans to return to the facility later this week, and is leaving office on Dec. 31 while considering a congressional run.
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NYC's fiscal chief wants a trial over his immigration protest arrest
New York City's chief fiscal officer, Brad Lander, has decided to go to trial on a misdemeanor obstruction charge. He was arrested two months ago while protesting at an immigration holding facility. On Tuesday, Lander rejected a deal that would…
Comptroller Brad Lander risks jail time to take federal government to trial over protest arrest at ICE’s Federal Plaza facility
City Comptroller Brad Lander said on Tuesday that he is forcing the federal government into a criminal trial over his arrest this summer during a sit-in protest at 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE has detained hundreds of law-abiding immigrants.
New York City's chief prosecutor, Brad Lander, arrested two months ago for protesting conditions in an immigration detention center, chose Tuesday to go to trial for a minor obstruction charge rather than accepting an agreement that would have caused the case to disappear in six months.
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