Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was handcuffed as he tried to steer a man past Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

City comptroller and NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by ICE in lower Manhattan amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, according to a campaign spokesperson. Lander, a Democrat, was escorting a defendant out of immigration court in Manhattan on Tuesday when he was "taken by masked agents and detained by ICE,

Julia Salazar, a state senator representing Brooklyn and Queens, said the arrest is “more evidence that ICE agents are flagrantly breaking the law.” State senator Gustavo Rivera, who covers the Bronx, said it is another example of “fascist overreach from ICE.”

President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and across the country remain divided following protests against Trump's deportation policies.

Only in New Jersey. A criminal alien who escaped custody during a riot at an ICE detention facility in Newark was turned away by police when he