US EditionBrad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court
- On June 17, 2025, Brad Lander, who serves as New York City's Comptroller and is running for mayor, was taken into custody by federal authorities outside an immigration courthouse in Manhattan after he linked arms with a detainee.
- Lander was accompanying immigrants and repeatedly asked agents for a judicial warrant before being accused of obstructing and handcuffed amid large-scale federal immigration arrests nationwide.
- Videos show agents struggling for over 40 seconds to separate Lander from the detainee as he insisted he was standing legally and did not assault officers during the arrest.
- Lander asserted that agents lacked the legal right to detain U.S. citizens without presenting a judicial warrant, and after his release, he urged Americans to raise their voices against the erosion of due process protections.
- The U.S. Attorney's Office is investigating Lander's actions and has not decided on charges while the arrest drew condemnation from New York officials amid ongoing debate over immigration enforcement tactics.
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