A federal magistrate judge has acquitted Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on a misdemeanor obstruction charge stemming from a protest at a New York City federal building last September

Congressional candidate Brad Lander has gotten his day in court over the misdemeanor charge lodged against him.

The congressional hopeful’s trial began Wednesday, months after he was arrested at an ICE facility while he was inspecting conditions for immigrants held there.

A federal magistrate judge has acquitted Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on a misdemeanor obstruction charge stemming from a protest at a New York City federal…

The one-day bench trial took place in New York City in connection with the September 2025 incident.

A federal magistrate judge has acquitted Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on a misdemeanor obstruction charge stemming from a protest at a New York City federal…

In September 2025, he was alleged to have obstructed an elevator and federal law enforcement at the Federal Plaza Immigration Court in New York.

A judge acquitted former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on a charge related to his arrest last year at the city's immigration court.