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ICE arrests Brad Lander, Jewish NYC comptroller running for mayor

JL;DR SUMMARY Brad Lander, the Jewish NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate, was arrested by ICE outside an immigration court while aiding immigrants in their legal proceedings. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityTrump AdministrationSocial JusticeImmigrationProgressive PoliticsDemocratic PrimaryJewish ActivismArrestBrad LanderIce

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New York City, New York, United States
"Immigration agents arrested Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, in immigration court on Tuesday."
Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
"Lander grew up in a Reform Jewish family in Creve Coeur, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"The night before the 1987 mass rally at the U.S. Capitol in support of Soviet Jewry, he organized an event with Jewish activists at Washington Hebrew Congregation in D.C."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"In college, Lander was an active member of Hillel at University of Chicago and worked as a Sunday school music teacher and youth group advisor at KAM Isaiah Israel"
London, United Kingdom
"After a brief period at University College London, he moved to New York at age 24 and began volunteering with Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) on the Upper West Side."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"For twelve years he represented the 39th Council District in Brooklyn, which includes the neighborhoods of Park Slope and Borough Park, which are both home to significant populations of Orthodox and Reform Jews."
West Bank, Jericho, Palestinian Territories
"The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, he supported Ben & Jerrys decision to end sales in the occupied West Bank in 2021."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"against the Israeli governments handling of the war in Gaza, has backed calls for a permanent ceasefire and met with families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza."

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