NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, State Officials Arrested in Tense Manhattan ICE Protest

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, along with two state senators and nine State Assembly members, were among 71 individuals arrested Thursday during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Manhattan. The officials were reportedly detained after attempting to gain access to inspect conditions within the facility’s 10th-floor holding area for detained migrants at 26 Federal Plaza.

Comptroller Lander posted on social media that he and other elected officials were demanding oversight of what he described as ICE’s ‘de facto detention facility.’ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the arrests, stating that Lander ‘showed up to 26 Federal Plaza unannounced with agitators and media and proceeded to obstruct law enforcement and cause a scene,’ yelling he would ‘not leaving’ until detainees were ‘released.’

Following the arrests, the government building was reportedly placed on lockdown due to a bomb threat. This incident adds to a history of protests at 26 Federal Plaza, a site that has seen increased activity amid recent immigration crackdowns and a federal judge’s order earlier this week for improved conditions at the facility.

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