Former New York Comptroller Brad Lander stands trial over arrest at ICE facility
Source: nbc news
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.
Updated June 10, 2026, 5:44 PM CDT By Rebecca Cohen
Brad Lander, New York’s former comptroller and a Congressional hopeful, appeared in court for a bench trial Wednesday in his September arrest while protesting conditions at an immigration holding facility.
Deliberations wrapped Wednesday evening and court will resume Thursday morning with the verdict, according to Lander’s campaign spokesperson, Emily Minster.
Lander had been arrested alongside 75 others, including nearly a dozen other elected officials, at 26 Federal Plaza in downtown Manhattan, as they attempted to inspect rooms holding detained immigrants in the building, which is also home to an ICE office and the FBI’s New York field office.
The inspections came after a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that the Department of Homeland Security and ICE had to improve conditions for immigrants being held in the city. ..........................
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Former New York Comptroller Brad Lander stands trial over arrest at ICE facility
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Lander pleaded not guilty in December to misdemeanor charges related to the intended inspection.
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Brad Lander is arrested as he joins 11 local elected officials in lower Manhattan’s federal building demanding access to an ICE holding area on Sept. 18.Spencer Platt / Getty Images file
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