New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was detained by federal authorities Tuesday afternoon.
Lander had been visiting an immigration court in the city. An initial video posted by NY1 reporter Courtney Gross showed Lander attempting to walk a man out of court after his case was dismissed. The reporter indicated it was to help the man avoid an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest.
In a subsequent video posted to X, Lander appeared to continue holding onto the man as the man is grabbed and detained by ICE agents, within a tight crowd. The video then showed Lander being arrested himself.