Trial underway for ex-NYC comptroller Brad Lander after immigration court arrest
Brad Lander and 10 other elected officials were arrested by federal agents at ICE facility last September The trial against Brad Lander , a New York City Democrat, stemming from his arrest during an attempt to inspect rooms holding detained immigrants started on Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court Lander was ticketed on a violation for allegedly blocking an elevator bank on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, the location of major immigration court located in Manhattan. Continue reading...
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Brad Lander is arrested inside lower Manhattan’s federal building after demanding access to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding area on the building’s 10th floor on 18 September 2025. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenBrad Lander is arrested inside lower Manhattan’s federal building after demanding access to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding area on the building’s 10th floor on 18 September 2025. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesNew YorkTrial underway for ex-NYC comptroller Brad Lander after immigration court arrestBrad Lander and 10 other elected officials were arrested by federal agents at ICE facility last SeptemberVictoria Bekiempis in New York Wed 10 Jun 2026 11.01 EDTFirst published on Wed 10 Jun 2026 07.00…
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