New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at federal immigration court in Lower Manhattan. A U.

New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was handcuffed, detained and led away by masked agents at immigration court on Tuesday.

Lander’s arrest comes one week before New York City’s mayoral primary election is set to be held.