US EditionBrad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court
NEW YORK CITY, JUN 17 – Brad Lander was arrested while escorting a migrant with a dismissed deportation case amid a federal immigration crackdown targeting Democratic-led cities, marking the fourth Democrat detained recently.
- On Tuesday, Brad Lander, who serves as New York City’s comptroller and is running for mayor, was taken into custody by masked ICE agents at an immigration court in Manhattan while he was assisting an immigrant.
- The arrest followed Lander linking arms with a detained person, amid heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration and objections to agents' authority without warrants.
- After requesting to see a judicial warrant, Lander was handcuffed, pressed against a wall, and removed from the building while insisting that the agents lacked legal grounds to detain American citizens.
- After several hours, Lander was released, the U.S. attorney’s office said it would investigate and later decide on charges, while Governor Kathy Hochul and others condemned the arrest.
- The incident intensified political debates over immigration enforcement, echoing recent confrontations involving Democrats like Senator Alex Padilla and increasing tensions before New York’s mayoral primary.
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Brad Lander, a candidate for New York's primary role, was taken up and detained by ICE agents after he tried to start an immigrant. The police accused the Trup administration of using fear and political repression to win electoral capital, reports The Guardian.
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