New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for mayor, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Tuesday after obstructing their attempt to detain a criminal defendant who was leaving court.

New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was dragged from the hallways of a Lower Manhattan immigration court and detained by masked ICE agents on Tuesday. It is still unclear if Lander will be charged with anything.

Meg Barnette, wife of Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate who was arrested Tuesday, said “We were swarmed by a number of federal agents” and that it