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UPDATE City Comptroller & Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Arrested & Later Released by Ice Agents

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested and later released by federal agents of the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday, June 17. NY Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Lander for a press conference in Manhattan later on Tuesday evening.   In a video posted to social media by reporter, Dean Moses, Lander can be seen pinned against a wall and seemingly being placed in cuffs by around three law enforcement agents. Another person, possibly an immigrant, is also seen in the video with Lander, also seemingly being arrested. Officials can be heard saying, “We have a judicial


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Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson Endorsed for Reelection by Several Bronx Democrats

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Several Bronx Democratic elected officials, including Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez  (S.D. 34), Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), and Council Member Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), gathered last month at a campaign event in Fordham Manor to endorse incumbent Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for reelection in the upcoming Democratic primary on June 24.

NYC Immigration Judge Reinstates Marble Hill Student Dylan’s Wrongfully Dismissed Asylum Case

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Friday, June 13, a U.S. immigration judge granted a motion to reconsider the improper dismissal of the asylum case of “Dylan,” a Venezuelan-born, high school student attending English Language Learners and International Support Preparatory Academy (ELLIS) in Marble Hill. As reported, Dylan had been detained by U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials when he reportedly appeared at a Manhattan courthouse for a routine hearing on May 21. For more, on why he was detained, read our previous story including an update from ICE officials. After being moved around the country, he was most recently held in a Pennsylvania detention center.

Yonkers Attorney Charged with Threatening Westchester Judge Day before Minnesota Rep. Shot Dead

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a Yonkers man was arrested on Friday, June 13, and charged with aggravated harassment of a judge, a class E felony, for allegedly sending threatening communications to acting state Supreme Court Justice Susan M. Capeci. Threats against public and elected officials are not uncommon and can sometimes have deadly consequences. Across the country, the following day, a congresswoman in Minnesota was shot dead in her home along with her husband.