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Immigration

Lander, pols return to 26 Federal Plaza after arrest, rail against FBI and ICE signal chat spies

By Dean Moses Posted on November 21, 2025

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and fellow elected officials who were arrested trying to access the ICE detention inside 26 Federal Plaza in September returned Friday to the facility where they were cuffed.

Standing outside of the immigration court in Lower Manhattan, the city’s fiscal watchdog led the likes of Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Assembly Member Tony Simone, and more railing against the feds after the Guardian reported that the FBI spied on a Signal group chat used by court observers to coordinate.

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