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Jun 21, 2025 ICE agents arrested New York City Comptroller Brad Lander while he accompanied an immigrant to court Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Detaining an elected city official for questioning agents' authority demonstrates use of federal law enforcement to intimidate local government critics.
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- Masked ICE Agents Arrest New York City Comptroller Brad Lander — On Tuesday, plainclothes, masked ICE agents arrested New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander while he was accompanying an immigrant to a scheduled court hearing. Lander asked agents to produce an arrest warrant for the immigrant they were arresting and was himself arrested. Homeland Security charged him with impeding a federal officer and assaulting law enforcement. Video evidence showed Lander did not physically assault officers. He was later released, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the charges had been dropped.
- New York City Comptroller Brad Lander arrested by masked agents at immigration court — New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by masked agents at an immigration court and removed in what the article describes as a "dystopian scene." The agents did not identify themselves or their agencies, consistent with a pattern of ICE operations using unidentified personnel.
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Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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