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ICE Detains Comptroller Brad Lander During Immigration Protest in Manhattan

His detention underscores a growing standoff, with Democratic leaders risking legal fallout to challenge President Trump's immigration enforcement

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Overview

  • On June 17, ICE agents arrested New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander as he questioned a detainee’s judicial warrant outside Manhattan immigration court.
  • Lander was held for four hours while federal authorities decide whether to file criminal charges over his intervention in the detention.
  • His arrest follows legal actions against other Democrats, including Judge Hannah Dugan, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Senator Alex Padilla, for opposing the administration’s deportation efforts.
  • The incident has thrust Lander into the spotlight of the New York mayoral race, where he trails frontrunners Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani in recent polls.
  • Community groups and elected officials have staged protests against intensified ICE raids, framing the arrests as part of a broader pushback on Trump administration immigration policies.