When do ICE agents start getting charged with false arrest and excessive use of force?

[LordBrownTrout]

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE​

New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while he was escorting a defendant out of immigration court.

“While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE,” Lander’s wife, Meg Barnette, wrote on X.

“This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely,” Barnette wrote.

Video of the incident posted online showed Lander outside a courtroom at the city’s main immigration court when he is approached by officers, including some wearing masks.

Lander repeatedly asked the officers to show him a judicial warrant before he is handcuffed, per the video posted by Barnette.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/brad-lander-ice-mayoral-comptroller.html

These guys have found a formula that's working for them. Just as it did when Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged with assault after she was prevented from exercising her legal right to inspect an ICE facility.

They cause a ruckus in a public setting and then find a pretense to arrest an elected official who just happens to be a Dem. The message being sent is crystal clear. There's a word for it.......it's called intimidation. If you happen to be the comptroller of NYC and a mayoral candidate there, or a US Rep., or a US senator, prepare to be arrested, push against a wall, forced down to the floor, and handcuffed by trump's goon squad.

As Padilla eloquently put it, if this is what's happening to US senators in public view imagine what they're doing to lettuce pickers.

Congressional hearings are called for but the POT is running the show and they're all too afraid to show some courage and speak out or take action.

More hollow words. You didn't utter a peep when o was caging up illegals and separating them from families. Your words mean absolutely nothing.

 

[Lesh]

More hollow words. You didn't utter a peep when o was caging up illegals and separating them from families. Your words mean absolutely nothing.

Obama was not separating families

Trump (actually Miller) was… on purpose as a deterrent

 

[kyzr]

Hell no. I've always detested the left wing.
But you know far left New York Democrat Donald Trump jumped ship to destroy the GOP from the inside.
Just look how much liberal deviance his cult now accepts with glee!

I'm looking and I don't see any liberal deviance. All I see is a GOP President, a GOP House, and a GOP Senate.
So you saying Trump destroyed the GOP, especially with the democrats in disarray, looks stupid from here.

And there it is. (adultery is not banned in the Constitution)
This is exactly what the cult does. The second they throw one of their moral principles out the window because of their blind devotion to Trump, they have no defense left except, "Well, it's not illegal!"

1. Voters do not care if a candidate committed adultery or not, Biden showered with his daughter.
2. The best "defense" of Trump is that the "deep state" tried to kill him...twice.
3. Not sure which Republican you preferred over Trump, but I'm sure he would have lost in the general election
4. You have no leg to stand on, your preferences would ensure democrats control everything

Thus amputating their moral legs. They choose a thoroughly corrupt asshole over their supposed morals.
If a person tosses their morals that easily, I have nothing but utter contempt for them.

Thus ensuring that democrats control everything, including "grooming" grade school kids with "required reading" of gay books, trannies in the military, arresting Sisters of the Poor, FBI spying on Catholics, no parental rights, and promoting the Leftist views at all levels of education. You would lose America forever.

The US has never won a tariff war. Even Trump's own economic advisor wrote in his book that tariff wars are stupid and a disaster. Yet here he is now, backing Trump's far left protectionism.
It amazes me how many self-proclaimed "Never Trumpers" have bent the knee and licked the jackboot. It's almost satanic.
I am one of the few actual Never Trumpers left.
There is a big difference between a Never Trumper and a liberal. A huge gulf. yet the tards keep assuming I'm liberal because I can't stand Trump and his leading of the cult toward liberalism. The irony is just too rich.

Fair Trade is better than unfair trade.

Before Trump: The long US history of tariff wars with Canada and the world

From a chicken war to a banana brawl, here's a history of tariff wars the US has fought in.

www.aljazeera.com

Nope. The cult parrots Putin's propaganda word for word on this forum. So do Trump and Vance in public.

Bullshit. You prefer the commie democrats? Your political kindred spirits.

Because Putin kept installing puppets.

Bullshit. NATO chickened out.

No, it's whining. The cult's attention is deliberately being aimed at trannies and Mexicans so they don't have time to think about the fact they are being moved ever leftward and their morals are being completely compromised.
The only self-righteous stand they have left is trannies.

Your Never-Trump focus on morals means that democrats control everything. You lose the battle and the war.

Thank you for once again demonstrating how Trump and the cult are becoming liberal Democrats.
Thank you thank you thank you.

Democrats thank you for letting them take control of the government forever.

O'rly? Is this the attitude of the MAGA Christians, too?
YEP! YES! YOU BET!
There go those morals out the window again! All in service to what Tucker Carlson rightly called "a demonic force".
Too bad he was too chickenshit to say that on air. He might have gone a long way to waking up the cult.

So vote for the guy who showered with his daughter. 77m voters say you are wrong.

Like his promise to repeal and replace Obamacare?
You know, I asked for YEARS where the GOP's replacement was. Then I asked all during the 2016 for people to point me to a link where Trump's replacement was.
In 2008, Obama put his health care plan on the table for everyone to read and for the Right to relentlessly attack it. And boy did they! They invented no end of lies about it.
That guy had balls.
Trump is a coward. Always has been.
But the cult is even dumber. They did not seek to find Trump's non-existent replacement when I asked them. In fact, it just pissed them off when I asked them.
That's when I knew the GOP was dead. Dead, dead, dead.
The cult actually BEGS to be lied to. They line up to be lied to, and then they come back for more.
They DESERVE to be lied to.
After he won in 2016, Trump deleted his "On Day One" campaign page about his repeal and replacement of Obamacare.
He deleted other promises, too, and cherry-picked which ones he left.
And no one in the cult gave a damn.
Fortunately, I had saved a copy of that page.

Congress needs to write a replacement for Obamacare, not Trump. Actually NH Governor Sununu has a better idea how to fix Medicaid and Welfare.

I unpacked that shit a long time ago.
Was, "Double the federal deficit" on his promise list? And before you say, "Because Covid!", he doubled the deficit before Covid.
Was, "Submit the largest government spending bill in US history" on the promise list? And before you say, "Because Covid!", he submitted the largest budget ever before Covid.
Was, "Add $8 trillion to the federal debt" on the promise list?
Was, "Demand more stimulus spending than even the Democrats want so I can buy votes" on the promise list?
Let me know when Trump puts out an Obamacare replacement.
I think the worst thing about his cult is they NEVER hold him accountable for anything.
Even though health care costs continue to skyrocket AT THEIR EXPENSE.
This is a SUICIDE cult.
Even though Obamacare, which induces seizures in the cult, is now virtually immortal thanks to Trump, they don't hold him to account.
Never. Accountable.
Trump knows this. That's why he lies to them every hour. Because there are no consequences for his self-aggrandizing bullshit.

You blame Trump for fiscal irresponsibility. Put the blame where it belongs. Look at the battle over the BBB.

 

[berg80]

More hollow words. You didn't utter a peep when o was caging up illegals and separating them from families. Your words mean absolutely nothing.

That flagrant misrepresentation of the facts, purposely lacking context, has been thoroughly debunked as a valid comparison to what orange jeeeezus did.

Families Intentionally Separated Under Trump Administration Receive Much-Needed Settlement in Class Action Case That Limits Future Family Separations - American Immigration Council

The U.S. government reached a settlement in the Ms. L., et al. v. ICE, et al., class action litigation filed in 2018 seeking injunctive relief for parents and children intentionally separated at the southwest border under the former Trump Administration from 2017 through January 2021.

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org

 

[SassyIrishLass]

That flagrant misrepresentation of the facts, purposely lacking context, has been thoroughly debunked as a valid comparison to what orange jeeeezus did.

Families Intentionally Separated Under Trump Administration Receive Much-Needed Settlement in Class Action Case That Limits Future Family Separations - American Immigration Council

The U.S. government reached a settlement in the Ms. L., et al. v. ICE, et al., class action litigation filed in 2018 seeking injunctive relief for parents and children intentionally separated at the southwest border under the former Trump Administration from 2017 through January 2021.

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org

Oh c'mon ICE is the Gestapo they don't need no stinkin warrants

See? This is how you loons get played every single time

 

[Dragonlady]

Response by the state to instigation or enactment is not abuse

Except when it's the state doing the "instigation or enactment". I have never seen anyone work so hard to generate civic unrest than Donald Trump. When he was voted OUT of office, there were violent protests every day for months and Trump invited violent shooters to the White House and declared them "heros".

Trump wanted January 6th to be the insurrection where he could declare Martial Law and stop Biden's certificate and inauguration. That didn't work so now he's deporting anyone who looks Hispanic - citizens or not, with no due process.

Businesses are shutting down for lack of workers. Schools and workplaces are being terrorized as masked ICE agents are scooping people up with no warrants, and then "disappearing" them. Again, Trump is trying to provoke violence.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Except when it's the state doing the "instigation or enactment". I have never seen anyone work so hard to generate civic unrest than Donald Trump. When he was voted OUT of office, there were violent protests every day for months and Trump invited violent shooters to the White House and declared them "heros".

Trump wanted January 6th to be the insurrection where he could declare Martial Law and stop Biden's certificate and inauguration. That didn't work so now he's deporting anyone who looks Hispanic - citizens or not, with no due process.

Businesses are shutting down for lack of workers. Schools and workplaces are being terrorized as masked ICE agents are scooping people up with no warrants, and then "disappearing" them. Again, Trump is trying to provoke violence.

Illegal immigration is a federal crime.

Think hard

 

[PeanutGallery]

Lander had been escorting immigrants out of hearings for weeks. Meaning ICE knew he would be there. The way this played out was the government lawyers did not pursue charges against the immigrant involved in the hearing but ICE was lying in wait outside. They move to arrest the immigrant, Lander asks for a judicial warrant justifying the arrest, and he gets arrested for locking arms with the immigrant until proof of a legitimate arrest is provided. It was a setup.

Was Lander a legal representative of the immigrant? He can ask for a judicial warrant all he likes. Can you point to the law/regulation that states that ICE or any law enforcement officers has to fulfill his demand? I know that you can't because that law/regulation doesn't exist. Once he locked arms to prevent him from being arrested, that's a wrap. You or I would also get arrested if we tried something that galactically stupid.

Lander's running for mayor of NYC and needed something to get his name out there because he has no shot of winning the nomination. He now has his viral moment, and democrats will swoon that he's "stunning and brave", but in the big picture, it means very little.

 

[Dragonlady]

More hollow words. You didn't utter a peep when o was caging up illegals and separating them from families. Your words mean absolutely nothing.

Except Obama wasn't separating families doing that and losing their children. People were in detention briefly until processed - not left there for months or years in filth and treated badly.

You Cultists keep claiming that others did the things Trump is doing, but that's a complete and utter lie. Trump takes everything TOO FAR. Cruelty and abuse are FEATURES of all of Trump's immigration policies. He says he's deterring immigration, but he's not. He separated families because it was the cruelest thing he could do. Trump is a monster who enjoys the power over others. He is a serial sexual predator, and freely admits it. He enjoys abusing women as well.

You've elected a criminal psychopath. What's worse, you're enjoying the show he's putting on.

 

[berg80]

So you saying Trump destroyed the GOP

Speaking for myself, I'd say he turned it into the POT. Which is more of a cult of personality than a party standing on any discernible principles. The central focus being to lower taxes for the rich. After that, no one knows from day to day what the party stands for because its supreme, unchallenged leader changes his mind so frequently.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

That flagrant misrepresentation of the facts, purposely lacking context, has been thoroughly debunked as a valid comparison to what orange jeeeezus did.

Families Intentionally Separated Under Trump Administration Receive Much-Needed Settlement in Class Action Case That Limits Future Family Separations - American Immigration Council

The U.S. government reached a settlement in the Ms. L., et al. v. ICE, et al., class action litigation filed in 2018 seeking injunctive relief for parents and children intentionally separated at the southwest border under the former Trump Administration from 2017 through January 2021.

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org

There was no context other than o's admin built the cages and separated them. Orange man continued doing this. Thats truth. No one is buying your pedaled liberal rag propaganda.

 

[Dragonlady]

Was Lander a legal representative of the immigrant? He can ask for a judicial warrant all he likes. Can you point to the law/regulation that states that ICE or any law enforcement officers has to fulfill his demand? I know that you can't because that law/regulation doesn't exist. Once he locked arms to prevent him from being arrested, that's a wrap. You or I would also get arrested if we tried something that galactically stupid.

Lander's running for mayor of NYC and needed something to get his name out there because he has no shot of winning the nomination. He now has his viral moment, and democrats will swoon that he's "stunning and brave", but in the big picture, it means very little.

Lander has been going to immigration court for months now with migrants. This is the first time, he hasn't been able to walk his client out of the building without being arrested.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Except Obama wasn't separating families doing that and losing their children. People were in detention briefly until processed - not left there for months or years in filth and treated badly.

You Cultists keep claiming that others did the things Trump is doing, but that's a complete and utter lie. Trump takes everything TOO FAR. Cruelty and abuse are FEATURES of all of Trump's immigration policies. He says he's deterring immigration, but he's not. He separated families because it was the cruelest thing he could do. Trump is a monster who enjoys the power over others. He is a serial sexual predator, and freely admits it. He enjoys abusing women as well.

You've elected a criminal psychopath. What's worse, you're enjoying the show he's putting on.

Yeah, he was caging them and separating.

 

[berg80]

Except Obama wasn't separating families doing that and losing their children. People were in detention briefly until processed - not left there for months or years in filth and treated badly.

While Obama was prez they used cages as a temporary measure because the system was overwhelmed with border crossers due to conditions in the countries people were trying to escape from.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE

Small fish, in a country where a politically motivated "no ones above the law" mentality that has run amok and been abused, an NYC mayoral candidate is just an itsy bitsy sample of what lies ahead.

 

[berg80]

Yeah, he was caging them and separating.

Factually incorrect. Or a lie, whichever you prefer.

Fact check: Did Obama administration separate families?

This claim, from DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and conservative commentators, is false, according to immigration advocates and former officials.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Factually incorrect. Or a lie, whichever you prefer.

Fact check: Did Obama administration separate families?

This claim, from DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and conservative commentators, is false, according to immigration advocates and former officials.

www.nbcnews.com

If you care about your family don't cross a nation's border illegally and risk being separated

 

[SeaMajor7]

While Obama was prez they used cages as a temporary measure because the system was overwhelmed with border crossers due to conditions in the countries people were trying to escape from.

No, they just want all the FREE STUFF that they know you will give them., in exchange for their votes in the future when you grant them amnesty.
You assholes NEED their tainted votes because NORMAL PEOPLE are rejecting your Marxist contaminated Democratic Party.
GFY

 

[berg80]

My assumption is ICE agents continue to violate the rights of Americans, and immigrants, because they know the regime has their back.
What I'd like to see once the Dem's retake the House in 2026 is Homan, Noem, Bondi, forced to face a congressional investigation in to what they've done.

 

[PeanutGallery]

Lander has been going to immigration court for months now with migrants. This is the first time, he hasn't been able to walk his client out of the building without being arrested.

He's the comptroller of NYC. His job is to be the chief financial officer and chief auditor of city agencies of how they're spending their money. Show me any evidence that that Lander is a legal attorney and was representing the immigrant in a legal capacity.