India, June 17 -- Brad Lander, the Democratic mayoral candidate and comptroller of New York City, was detained by federal officials at an immigration court on Tuesday after he attempted to escort a person who the authorities were trying to arrest.

Lander's wife, Meg Barnette, tweeted from her husband's official X account to confirm the imprisonment. Lander still remains in custody, according to Lander campaign spokesman Dora Pekec.

It is one of several high-profile instances when federal authorities have arrested a Democratic politician. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), who interrupted Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during a news conference five days earlier, was arrested and thrown to the ground.

The viral footage of the arre...