Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, was arrested outside an immigration courtroom while serving as an observer and escort for individuals undergoing immigration hearings. During the incident, Lander questioned ICE agents about their judicial warrant while accompanying a man named Edgardo. His demand resulted in his detainment by agents before he was eventually released following condemnation from Governor Kathy Hochul and other mayoral candidates. This event raised significant political tensions, with Lander accusing current Mayor Eric Adams of compromising immigrant safety.
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Lander was later released after New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the arrest and visited New York City to lobby for his release.
Lander was handcuffed and detained by masked agents after he demanded to see a judicial warrant from agents trying to detain the man he was accompanying.
Adams has sold this city out to Donald Trump to try to get his own pardon, says Lander.
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