New York Metropolis Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was taken into custody by federal brokers at an immigration courtroom Tuesday as he was “escorting” an individual out of a courtroom, his marketing campaign says.
The particular person Lander was strolling out of the courtroom was additionally taken into custody. The circumstances weren’t instantly clear.
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New York Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander is positioned below arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI brokers exterior federal immigration courtroom on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photograph/Olga Fedorova)
Lander had spent the morning observing immigration courtroom hearings and informed an AP reporter that he was there to “accompany” some immigrants out of the constructing.
His arrest comes as federal immigration officers are conducting large-scale arrests exterior immigration courtrooms throughout the nation, together with in New York Metropolis.
Emailed inquiries to the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement weren’t instantly returned.
NBC 4’s Gus Rosendale studies on President Trump’s Reality Social submit about ramping up ICE efforts in blue cities.
