11 Elected Officials Arrested While Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility NYT | Top Stories By: Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Wesley Parnell and Samantha Latson 19 September 2025 at 05:21 Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again. Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside. © Victor J. Blue for The New York TimesJumaane D. Williams, the New York City public advocate, was among the elected officials arrested on Thursday while protesting outside a federal building where migrants are detained.