Brad Lander was manhandled and marched out of the courthouse after trying to shield a man from arrest – but, he tells the Guardian, he’s not backing down

“You don’t have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,” Lander told the masked agents.

The incident comes days after police handcuffed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., after he was forcibly removed from a press conference that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was holding.

El actual contralor de la ciudad fue arrestado por agentes federales del ICE mientras escoltaba a un inmigrante fuera de la corte

Uno dei candidati democratici a sindaco di New York, Brad Lander, è stato clamorosamente arrestato da agenti dell'Ice in un tribunale per l'immigrazione di Manhattan. (ANSA)

Uno dei candidati democratici a sindaco di New York, Brad Lander, è stato clamorosamente arrestato da agenti dell'Ice in un tribunale per l'immigrazione di Manhattan. (ANSA)

Brad Lander stava accompagnando un imputato fuori dalla corte quando è stato afferrato da agenti dell'immigrazione, sbattuto contro un muro e ammanettato

Il candidato sindaco di New York, Brad Lander, è stato sbattuto contro un muro e ammanettato mentre osservava udienze relative a persone minacciate di deportazione.

Il candidato democratico rivale di Cuomo e Adams sarebbe stato sbattuto al muro e ammanettato

Lander, also the city’s comptroller, was ‘arrested for assaulting law enforcement’, says DHS

Video shows Brad Lander, the city’s top finance official, saying, ‘You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens’

New York City's chief finance officer Brad Lander was arrested as he guided a defendant out of immigration court on Tuesday.

Official and mayoral candidate Brad Lander is handcuffed by masked US federal agents.

New York City comptroller Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for mayor, was accosted and arrested by masked federal ICE agents after an immigration court hearing.

Lander was escorting someone out of immigration court when ICE agents detained him, according to his campaign spokesperson.

Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was handcuffed as he tried to steer a man past Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Brad Lander denies obstructing ‘swarm’ of agents in latest incident involving authorities pouncing on politicians

Il democratico Lander poi è stato rilasciato

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by federal agents at immigration court for obstructing and impeding a federal officer.

Lander, attuale comptroller della città, è stato ammanettato mentre accompagnava un imputato fuori da un tribunale per l'immigrazione a Manhattan

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