NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was just arrested by ICE agents at an immigration court while he was trying to prevent an illegal immigrant from being arrested by ICE agents.

There’s video of his arrest below:

 
In the video above, Lander refused to let go of the illegal being arrested by ICE, demanding to see the warrant. That’s when ICE agents took him down and arrested him.

Here’s more from Fox 5 New York:

NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by ICE in immigration court Tuesday, according to his spokesperson.

Brad Lander, 55, is the current NYC comptroller and a progressive who has been advocating for police reform, affordable housing, and better management of the migrant crisis.

“While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad Lander was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and we are monitoring the situation closely,” Lander’s spokesperson said.

Lander had reportedly been accompanying immigrants outside to observe hearings and help shield individuals marked for potential deportation from ICE detention.

A video posted on X shows Lander walking alongside a man whose immigration case had just been dismissed, attempting to escort him out of court to avoid ICE detention, according to the tweet. Agents still arrested the man outside.

Another video posted to X shows immigration officials arresting Lander as he says, “I’m not obstructing.” Officers appear to pin him against the wall while placing him in handcuffs.

It’s still unclear why Lander was arrested.

Seems pretty clear to me. He was absolutely interfering with ICE agents during the arrest of an illegal immigrant. He had multiple opportunities to let go. Send him straight to jail!

Honestly though, this was really just a stunt to get in the news and hopefully get more votes from the NYC Democrat faithful.