Brad Lander is used to getting arrested. In 2015, Lander was detained during a protest in support of striking car wash workers. Two years later, Lander participated in an act of civil disobedience supporting the raise of the minimum wage in New York.

New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested by federal agents at an immigration court.

Following NYC Comptroller Brad Lander's arrest by ICE, members of the state's congressional delegation plan to conduct an oversight visit.