New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after arrest by immigration officers inside court
Source: CNN
New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was released from federal custody Tuesday afternoon, hours after he was arrested by officers at immigration court in Manhattan after he tried to escort a migrant whom officers were attempting to arrest.
His arrest is the latest involving a Democratic politician in an immigration-related incident.
Lander, who is running in a crowded Democratic mayoral primary set to take place next week, had been monitoring immigration court activity in the past few days, walking alongside migrants as they exited their court appointments in response to reports that the migrants were being taken into custody by federal agents following court appearances.
Lander, an elected government official in New York City for more than a decade walked out of Federal Plaza, where the New York ICE field office is located, nearly four hours after his arrest accompanied by his wife and Gov. Kathy Hochul, who joined a throng of supporters – including several of the other mayoral candidates – gathered outside the complex as news of his arrest spread.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/us/brad-lander-ice-arrest-nyc
= new reply since forum marked as read
