'This Is A Sorry Day': NY Governor Kathy Hochul Decries Arrest Of NYC Comptroller Lander By ICE Agents

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During a press briefing on Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) spoke about the arrest of NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate, Brad Lander, by ICE agents.

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00:00This is a sorry day for New York and our country. I was literally walking the

00:09streets of Little Haiti to try and bring some comfort to a community that's under

00:13siege with a travel ban and losing their legal status. The streets were empty.

00:19People are scared. Businesses are concerned about their future. And that's

00:25when I got word of what had happened to my colleague in government, our

00:30Comptroller, Vlad Lander. The video is shocking. I knew I needed to come down

00:38here immediately and check on his whereabouts and do what I could to

00:43intervene. I'll let Brad speak about his experience. But to my knowledge, the

00:50charges, there are no charges. Charges have been dropped. He walks out of

00:56there a free man. But here is while that is a positive outcome in a very high

01:04profile case, we're also concerned about those that are walking out of this

01:11courthouse, taken away from their families. They don't have the attention.

01:18They don't have the lawyers. And that's why the state of New York is providing

01:23$50 million to cover legal services.

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