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Brad Lander: “A gang of ICE agents, not wearing uniforms and wearing…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York Mayoral Race: Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander Discuss Candidacy and Key Issues

Published | Video Starts at 11:13

About a month ago, DHS just started dismissing their cases and saying, you no longer have status as an asylum seeker. They're, like, bewildered. They leave the courtroom and A gang of ICE agents, not wearing uniforms and wearing masks, grab some of them and essentially disappear them for deportation. So volunteers have been asked to show up at the court, bear witness, try to give them a little know your rights information to let them know they can object, try to connect them to lawyers. (11:13–11:22)

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Asserts that ICE agents, in plain clothes and masks, detain and deport asylum seekers.

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