Overview

• DHS said 71 people were arrested at 26 Federal Plaza after elected officials demanded entry to the 10th-floor ICE holding area.
• Those arrested included New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, two state senators and nine State Assembly members.
• DHS accused Lander of arriving unannounced with media and agitators and of obstructing officers, while he described the visit as oversight.
• Officials said the federal building later went into lockdown after a bomb threat was called in.
• The action followed a judge’s order last month directing ICE to address overcrowding and sanitation at the site during an intensified enforcement drive.