New York City comptroller Brad Lander arrested at immigration court hearing

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Last edited Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:31 PM - Edit history (3)

Lander’s campaign spokesperson confirmed to Fox5NY that Lander was indeed arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) at immigration court.

On Tuesday, Lander appeared at 26 Federal Plaza to observe immigration hearings involving individuals marked for potential deportation.

He was arrested, according to video footage of the incident, as he and his staff walked with an immigrant who was being seized by federal agents. Earlier in the day, the immigrant had their case dismissed pending appeal, per AMNY.

Additional footage of the arrest shows Lander telling immigration officials: “I’m not obstructing. I’m standing right here in the hallway. I asked to see the judicial warrant.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/brad-lander-arrested-new-york-city-comptroller?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Here's shortly video of his detention, full video coming.

— Gwynne Hogan (@gwynnefitz.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T16:14:26.415Z

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.

While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.

This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

— Brad Lander (@bradlander.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T16:51:09.071Z

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1. The Day Will Come

There will be a legal reckoning one day... democracy loving patriots will have access to ICE employment records.

Their masks will not protect them.

These kidnappers and human traffickers will turn on each other like rats in a shrinking cage.

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2. New York Attorney General Letitia James on the arrest of NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander.

Link to tweet