The arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander​ was denounced by many public officials, including many of the people who are his opponents in the Democratic mayoral primary.

Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was handcuffed as he tried to steer a man past Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by authorities at immigration court in Manhattan.A representative for Lander, a Democrat, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained him while he was escorting a person who had attended a hearing out of the building.