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Dem NYC pols Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams urge migrants to evade ICE by skipping court hearings – blast courthouses as ‘abduction traps’

Last updated: July 8, 2025 9:52 pm
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Dem NYC pols Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams urge migrants to evade ICE by skipping court hearings – blast courthouses as ‘abduction traps’
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City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Tuesday urged migrants to skip out on their immigration court cases and go into hiding to avoid being “abducted” by federal agents.

Lander — a Democrat who was busted by the feds last month for interfering with a migrant’s arrest — and fellow Dem Williams called the Big Apple’s immigration courtrooms an “abduction trap.”

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are urging migrants to dodge their immigration court hearings. Michael NigroNew York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are urging migrants to dodge their immigration court hearings. Michael Nigro
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are urging migrants to dodge their immigration court hearings. Michael Nigro
Federal agents detain a man after a court hearing in immigration court. Getty ImagesFederal agents detain a man after a court hearing in immigration court. Getty Images
Federal agents detain a man after a court hearing in immigration court. Getty Images

“These buildings have essentially ceased to be courthouses,” Lander told reporters of the Manhattan federal offices. “They are not places where judges are having hearings that are a meaningful part of the rule of law. These buildings are essentially abduction traps.

“Irrespective of what is going on inside the courtroom, people are on a list, and as they leave the courtroom, they are abducted by masked federal agents, he said. “Many of them not wearing uniforms or badges. With what’s, let’s be clear, no legal basis for the abduction.”

Federal immigration agents swarm outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits building in Manhattan. Getty ImagesFederal immigration agents swarm outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits building in Manhattan. Getty Images
Federal immigration agents swarm outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits building in Manhattan. Getty Images
Masked federal agents arrest a man outside a Manhattan immigration court hearing for deportation proceedings. Getty ImagesMasked federal agents arrest a man outside a Manhattan immigration court hearing for deportation proceedings. Getty Images
Masked federal agents arrest a man outside a Manhattan immigration court hearing for deportation proceedings. Getty Images

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have stepped up efforts to reel in illegal immigrants in keeping with President Trump’s campaign promise, including in sanctuary cities such as New York.

ICE agents have popped up at Manhattan immigration hearings to round up the migrants.

The raids and others across the country have sparked widespread unrest, including massive demonstrations in Los Angeles that led to riots and prompted Trump to send in National Guard troops.

Williams slammed Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday for standing aside during ICE raids. APWilliams slammed Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday for standing aside during ICE raids. AP
Williams slammed Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday for standing aside during ICE raids. AP

Last month, Lander was manhandled and handcuffed by ICE agents in Manhattan federal court when he tried to intervene in the arrest of a migrant leaving immigration court.

Williams, a frequent and vocal critic of Mayor Eric Adams, chided City Hall for not taking a stronger stance against ICE.

“The fact that [ICE has] now increased their budget by 500%, everyone should be terrified about what is happening in that courtroom,” the public advocate said.

Masked federal agents take a man into custody outside a Manhattan immigration hearing, one of several such raids. Getty ImagesMasked federal agents take a man into custody outside a Manhattan immigration hearing, one of several such raids. Getty Images
Masked federal agents take a man into custody outside a Manhattan immigration hearing, one of several such raids. Getty Images

“And everyone should be doing everything they can to stop it,” he added. “We are in a city where the so-called mayor is not saying anything about it. It’s happening in this city, in his city.”

Officials in the mayor’s office did not respond to a Post request for comment.

Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy

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