New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been charged with assaulting or impeding a federal officer, according to Fox News Digital.
Lander was arrested by ICE agents on Tuesday outside an immigration hearing at 26 Federal Plaza.
amNewYork reported, "Lander’s arrest, which amNewYork observed, occurred as the comptroller and his staff walked arm-in-arm with an immigrant whom federal agents — representing ICE, the FBI and the Treasury Department, each of whom were wearing masks to conceal their faces — moved to seize after a court hearing. Moments earlier, the immigrant had their case dismissed pending appeal."
A court reporter with the New York Daily News wrote on X that Lander could appear before a Southern District of New York judge Tuesday afternoon.
Fellow NYC mayoral candidate, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, posted on social media, "This is the latest example of the extreme thuggery of Trump's ICE out of control -- one can only imagine the fear families across our country feel when confronted with ICE." "Fear of separation, fear of being taken from their schools, fear of being detained without just cause. This is not who we are. This must stop, and it must stop now."
The Department of Homeland Security's X account posted, "No one is above the law, and if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will face consequences. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer."
