Brad Lander’s Immigration Court Stunt Ends in Handcuffs Making Him Perfect Candidate for NYC mayor

New York City’s comptroller and wannabe mayor Brad Lander, a Democrat of course, decided to play hero at an immigration court, and it went about as well as you’d expect for a lefty grandstanding in a federal building. The guy got himself arrested Tuesday, right in the middle of trying to “accompany” some poor soul out of a Manhattan courtroom. Spoiler alert: the feds weren’t impressed.

Lander, ever the cos playing crusader, was physically clinging to a detainee like he was auditioning for a buddy cop movie. Federal agents, clearly not in the mood for his nonsense, told him straight up, “You’re obstructing.” Lander’s response? A classic, “I’m not obstructing, I’m standing right here in the hallway,” sounding like a YouTube arrestee not allowing cops to cuff them.  

As the agents tried to pry Lander off the detainee, he put up a brief struggle, because nothing says “I’m helping” like wrestling with law enforcement. Eventually, they cuffed him and marched him off, with one officer rocking a tactical vest labeled “federal agent” and others sporting surgical masks like they just stepped out of a dystopian flick. 

Lander, undeterred, sounding like a sovereign citizen shouted, “You don’t have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant,” as they hauled him into an elevator. Bold move, yelling legal theories at guys who clearly don’t care.

This whole scene went down while Lander was supposedly “observing” immigration court hearings, probably less about observation and more about scoring points for his Democratic mayoral primary campaign. Early voting’s already underway, and his team’s spinning this like it’s a badge of honor. Their statement? “While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.” Masked agents! Sounds like they’re trying to pitch this as a blockbuster thriller.

Meanwhile, the FBI and ICE haven’t bothered responding to emails about this mess, probably because they’re too busy dealing with the nationwide wave of immigration court arrests. Lander’s little stunt didn’t exactly stop the machine, it just got him a free ride in cuffs. 

If this is his idea of leadership, New Yorkers might want to think twice before handing him the keys to City Hall. But then again, they handed them to Andrew Cuomo.

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