{"id":170724,"date":"2025-06-18T08:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=170724"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:18:31","slug":"arrest-of-mayoral-candidate-for-assaulting-a-federal-agent-called-threat-to-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=170724","title":{"rendered":"Arrest of mayoral candidate, for assaulting a federal agent, called threat to democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brad Lander, New York Comptroller, is also running for New York Mayor. He allegedly assaulted a federal officer and ended up getting arrested. Charges were dropped against Landers as the U.S. Attorney’s Office is still investigating his actions. Donna Lieberman, executive director for the New York Civil Liberties Union, claimed that Lander’s arrest was based on his asking questions. Lieberman further claimed that this arrest was a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Donna Lieberman said the arrest, which she claimed was motivated by Lander “asking questions,” was an abuse of power and a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n

“Arresting a public official, the duly-elected comptroller of the City of New York, for asking questions is dangerous intimidation and shows a wanton disregard for the will of the people of New York,” Lieberman wrote in a statement. “It sends an unmistakably authoritarian message — that ICE doesn’t care about the rule of law and that anyone exercising their right to challenge ICE and speak up for immigrants will be punished. All elected officials and candidates for office should condemn this arrest in the strongest terms and stand up for New Yorkers.”<\/p>\n

New York Attorney General Letitia James described Lander’s actions as “standing up for immigrants.”<\/p>\n

“This is profoundly unacceptable,” James wrote in a statement. “Arresting Comptroller Lander for the simple act of standing up for immigrants and their civil rights is a shocking abuse of power. No one should face fear and intimidation in a courthouse, and this is a grotesque escalation of tensions. The administration’s rampant targeting of New Yorkers only makes our communities less safe.”<\/p>\n

Other public officials took to social media to react to the high-profile arrest.<\/p>\n

“This is the latest example of the extreme thuggery of Trump’s ICE out of control — one can only imagine the fear families across our country feel when confronted with ICE,” former New York Governor and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wrote on X. “Fear of separation, fear of being taken from their schools, fear of being detained without just cause. This is not who we are. This must stop, and it must stop now.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Koch, A. (2025, June 17). NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by DHS agents, released hours later after alleged officer assault. Fox News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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