US EditionUS Lawmakers Barred From Oversight Visit of NYC ICE Holding Facilities After Brad Lander Arrest
- New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by ICE agents at federal immigration court, as he was helping a man named Edgardo after his case was dismissed.
- After Lander's arrest, Congresspersons Dan Goldman and Jerry Nadler planned to conduct an oversight visit and hold a news conference with immigration advocates.
- Lander claimed he was volunteering with an immigration organization when taken into custody by ICE agents.
- Lander's arrest has drawn criticism from public officials and immigration attorneys, who argue that ICE lacked proper authority for the arrest, and all charges were dropped shortly after.
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Congressmen demanding to see migrants being held in lower Manhattan turned away by ICE
NEW YORK — Two U.S. House representatives concerned about the conditions detained migrants are facing inside a lower Manhattan courthouse were denied access by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, a day after agents arrested city comptroller Brad Lander inside…
Gov. Hochul touts already-announced state spending on legal services for migrants after Brad Lander’s ICE arrest
Gov. Kathy Hochul took a moment Tuesday to flaunt state spending on immigrant legal services that was already announced and secured in this year's budget after City Comptroller and mayoral hopeful Brad Lander was detained by ICE.
Local lawmakers push for transparency with ICE after NYC Comptroller Brad Lander's arrest
Several members of Congress are pushing for better access to ICE facilities and more transparency over the treatment of migrants just a day after Comptroller Brad Lander's arrest.
US lawmakers barred from oversight visit of NYC ICE holding facilities after Brad Lander arrest
New York lawmakers Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman said Wednesday they were blocked from conducting an oversight visit to inspect detention facilities at a Manhattan immigration court.We just went in to conduct our constitutional oversight authority of ICE and ICE detention facilities. We were denied access, Rep. Goldman (NY-10) said at a brief press conference after the attempted visit.The visit to 26 Federal Plaza, where New York ICE field office…
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