NYC Comptroller Arrested at ICE Court Hearing

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

"You don't have the authority to arrest US citizens," [NYC Comptroller Brad] Lander said. "I'm not obstructing, I am standing right here in the hallway. ... You don't have the authority to arrest US citizens asking for a judicial warrant."

Posted by Corky at 07:24 PM | 30 COMMENTS | permalink

Apart from all the other outrageousness, certainly the assault charge is demonstrably false. We see the video. What Lander was doing was pretty textbook civil disobedience. He didn't hit anyone. The Trump White House theory is that physical contact with a police officer (in the broad sense) ...[image or embed]
" Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) Jun 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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"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 was wearing masks to conceal their faces " moved to seize after a court hearing.

Moments earlier, the immigrant had their case dismissed pending further appeal.

As the agents moved to pull Lander away and take the immigrant into custody, the comptroller shouted, "Show me your warrant, show me your badge."

more at the link

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-17 02:03 PM

www.theguardian.com

da video... the ICE agents are wearing backwards baseball caps and look more like a gang than law enforcement.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-17 02:10 PM

The suspect ICE was arresting just walked out of court after having his case dismissed pending appeal. Despite the dismissal ICE/FBI still moved to arrest the suspect without warrant. Agents then also arrested Lander when he challenged them to them show a signed warrant.

We've seen this sort of thing with other cases. ICE will likely now attempt to perform an expedited removal, a process by which they quickly remove the suspect from the country thus denying them of due process via the court system.

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-06-17 04:21 PM

"Agents then also arrested Lander when he challenged them to them show a signed warrant

The agents who arrested this man, and whoever sent them to do it, are fascist goons.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-06-17 04:41 PM

So, our country is just arresting politicians like on a daily basis now. All dems, too

Nothing fascistic about that.

Thanks magat scum

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-06-17 04:53 PM

Update ...

Charges dropped after NYC Comptroller, mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court
abc7ny.com

... New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been released after he was taken into custody by federal agents on Tuesday afternoon.

Lander was taken into custody at immigration court as he tried to "accompany" a person out of a courtroom. That person was also arrested.

Lander walked out of 26 Federal Plaza around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with Gov. Kathy Hochul who said the charges against him have been dropped.

"I did what I could do to intervene, there are no charges," Hochul said.

Lander also spoke out to the awaiting press that had gathered.

"I'm happy to report I am just fine, I lost a button, I'm grateful to hear there are no charges," Lander said.

This is the third time Lander has gone to federal immigration court to escort immigrants, but the first time he was detained by ICE agents, his office says ...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-17 05:19 PM

- the third time Lander has gone to federal immigration court to escort immigrants

So, likely they knew who he was and were ready to rough him up and arrest him anyway.

More Gestapo tactics from Trumpers.

+++++++ Homeland's NOAM transported to DC area hospital

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-17 05:28 PM

Noem

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-17 05:33 PM

Charges dropped after NYC Comptroller, mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court

6 | Posted by LampLighter

Saw that coming. He didn't do anything wrong. They had no legal basis for making an arrest. They just can't tolerate people who expect ICE to follow the law and do things like get warrants.

#9 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-06-17 05:35 PM

Gov released a statement saying anyone who 'lays a hand' on ICE agents will be arrested.

The only hands laid on the ICE agents in the video are NY Police arm in arm walking the agents, who look like gang members, away from the Court and the Controller.

#10 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-17 05:48 PM

"No one is above the law, and if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will face consequences."

If that were actually a true statement any ICE agent or any federal agent who put their hands on any citizen (or even a non-citizen) illegally then they would be held accountable and face "consequences", too.

As of yet I have not seen any of that.

Apparently they think the law only applies to who THEY say it applies to.

Who illegally arrested Garcia and then illegally sent him and others they illegally arrested to El Salvador? Have they been arrested and handcuffed and are being made to face the consequences of breaking the law? They had obviously laid their hands on a noncitizen and deported him and others illegally.

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-17 08:12 PM

Cap a Nazi for Jesus

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-17 08:38 PM

The false arrests won't stop until law enforcement officials are subject to prosecution for falsifying an arrest. Unless there are criminal and/or civil penalties for arresting people with false charges, no one with a badge will see what they are doing as anything but lawful, a tool to control people, all while feigning ignorance and hiding behind "department policy". Goose stepping traitors.

#13 | Posted by gavaster at 2025-06-17 09:07 PM

He needs the Taser.

#14 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-06-17 09:15 PM

#14

You need the Midol... again.

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-17 09:25 PM

I hate that, did he have his green card on his person?

#16 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-06-17 09:39 PM

@#14 ... He needs the Taser. ...

Why?

Seriously, why?

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-17 09:47 PM

@#16 ... did he have his green card on his person? ...

More important ... did the agents who apparently assaulted him have a warrant to enable them to do that?

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-17 09:49 PM

@#14 ... He needs the Taser. ...

Why?

Seriously, why?

#17 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2025-06-17 09:47 PM | FLAG:

Because Visitor wants to see liberals tortured. He wants them to feel pain. That boy ain't right.

#19 | Posted by cbob at 2025-06-17 10:09 PM

Hard to imagine better publicity for a Democrat running for mayor of NYC than being publicly and unjustly roughed up and arrested by Trump's goose stepping ICE nazis.

#20 | Posted by moder8 at 2025-06-17 10:16 PM

So, our country is just arresting politicians like on a daily basis now.

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-06-17 04:53 PM | Reply | Flag:

Oh my, I've heard this somewhere before.... Who was that???

Oh, that's right, he's the guy who got elected President last Nov....

#21 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-06-17 10:29 PM

Just making stuff up-
Expediency not law.

#22 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-06-17 10:41 PM

I'm telling you guys who support Trump: You can pick this story apart like you pick apart every other news story that appears on this page or any other. You can argue until you're blue in the face, but you still have a jackass as a president. We see who he is and we see who you are.

There are pictures of this lawyer and mayoral candidate - another Democrat of course - plastered all over the Internet now, and in the newspapers and TV shows and everything else for the next few days. It's not broadening your appeal, I can tell you that.

Add to this the assassinations in Minnesota, the protests over the weekend and some of the overzealous responses, the arrest of the lawmaker in California, Trump's endless embarrassment on the world stage, a possible war with Iran, the Big, Stupid Bill snatching healthcare away from millions and giving the money to the rich, the resurfaced Epstein files, a giant DOGE fail, a lame parade. Battles with higher ed, battles with state officials, battles with past associates. A complete lack of grace at all times. It's a new, self-inflicted controversy every day.

#23 | Posted by cbob at 2025-06-17 10:46 PM

The Feds can arrest any Democrat they want because Trump is a convicted felon.
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#24 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-06-17 11:03 PM

"You don't have the authority to arrest [me]"

This never works, I know from uTube.

#25 | Posted by twinkhunter at 2025-06-18 12:24 AM

@#23

A good overview, imo.

Especially this phrase ... ... Trump's endless embarrassment on the world stage, ...

Yeah Pres Trump, in his America First goal seems only to have relegated America, not to the first position, but to a second or third (and decreasing?) position on the world stage.

#26 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-18 01:08 AM

Trump's endless embarrassment on the world stage, ...

The G7 folk probably had a good laugh when Lewzer ran away before Zelensky and Claudia Sheinbaum showed up.

#27 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-18 01:14 AM

@17

@#14 ... He needs the Taser. ...

Why?

Seriously, why? Because shooting him would have been an excessive use of force.

#28 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-06-18 10:47 AM

Oh, that's right, he's the guy who got elected President last Nov....
#21 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

You are referring to the DIC, the Dictator in Charge, of course.

The biggest DIC on the planet.