Brad Lander detained by masked federal agents inside immigration court
(thecity.nyc)326 points by sjsdaiuasgdia 2 days ago
326 points by sjsdaiuasgdia 2 days ago
what on earth "other side" could there be to unidentified secret police arresting politicians of the opposite party
Obstructing a federal officer. Watch the video. Any average citizen would be arrested and detained.
I've watched the video several times.
> Any average citizen would be arrested and detained.
yes, ICE thugs would probably behave equally lawlessly towards any civilian challenging them for a warrant. that doesn't make what happened less horrifying.
You simply can't arrest people without cause.
Generally that cause is a warrant.
You don’t have to physically produce the warrant as long as it’s been issued.
Correct, the law requires you to trust law enforcement.
He was clearly obstructing justice. Whether or not he will formally get charged, who knows, but it's more than enough to detain him to stop him from interfering with the arrest by ICE of the person.
"New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was detained inside a Lower Manhattan immigration court building Tuesday morning by masked federal agents as he attempted to escort a man from his court appearance there. "
This is actually what happened, not the headline. He tried to forcibly remove someone there for court. It's all a a show, to make the Trump administration look bad.
I feel like hackernews has been getting astroturfed by the same people that ruined reddit. Over the past few months, there have been increasingly one sided political stories and comments. It's a shame.