CCNY Condemns Arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander By Masked ICE Agents

NEW YORK, NY (06/17/2025) (readMedia)-- Today, while escorting a defendant outside immigration court in lower Manhattan, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was detained and arrested by masked ICE agents. In response, Common Cause New York Executive Director Susan Lerner issued the following statement:

"The arrest of the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander – both a United States citizen and a duly elected official – by masked federal agents is pure fascism. ICE has no authority to arrest the Comptroller who was well within his role and his rights to request to see a judicial warrant for the arrest of a New York City resident. This is only the latest chilling example of the lawlessness the Trump administration has unleashed across the country. New York will not cow to authoritarianism, and we urge every elected official to speak out forcefully against this assault on the rule of law and demand the Comptroller's immediate release."