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Brad Lander: “A federal judge had said the day before last September was a…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander on his campaign for Congress

Published | Video Starts at 08:12

ICE has accused me or the, you know, the federal government has accused me of unreasonably obstructing the usual use of 26 Federal Plaza. But I was just there with other elected officials demanding to see the detention conditions, which A federal judge had said the day before last September was a human rights violation [regarding detention conditions]. So the crime is not what we were doing demanding access to the detention facilities. The crime is what ICE is doing. And I'm taking the case to trial because we can't be afraid. (08:12–08:25)

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Asserts that a federal judge declared detention conditions a human rights violation.

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