City Comptroller Brad Lander received a hero’s welcome after being released from federal custody late Tuesday afternoon hours after his arrest at the hands of ICE.
Lander emerged from 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan at 4:21 p.m. on June 17 walking hand-in-hand with his wife and standing alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul, with a group of onlookers cheering him. At Foley Square, hundreds awaited his arrival, bringing signs adorned with his name and offering him high-fives.
