Trial underway for ex-NYC comptroller Brad Lander after immigration court arrest
by Victoria Bekiempis in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#76745)
Brad Lander and 10 other elected officials were arrested by federal agents at ICE facility last September
The trial against Brad Lander, a New York City Democrat, stemming from his arrest during an attempt to inspect rooms holding detained immigrants started on Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court
Lander was ticketed on a violation for allegedly blocking an elevator bank on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, the location of major immigration court located in Manhattan.
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