ICE agents arrested Brad Lander, New York City's comptroller, while he was assisting a migrant from a court hearing. Lander was detained for about four hours but released without charges. This incident is part of a troubling trend with multiple Democrats facing similar detentions amid intensified immigration raids in Democratic-run cities. Lander criticized the situation, claiming it undermines due process and normalizes family separations, while New York Governor Hochul denounced his arrest as unacceptable and announced new legal aid for migrants.
I'm happy to report I'm just fine, I lost a button... but the rule of law is not fine and our constitutional democracy is not fine.
Lander was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer... but 'no obvious assault by Lander,' the New York Post said.
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