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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larry Neumeister

Judge acquits Democratic congressional candidate arrested at New York immigration court protest

Election 2026 House New York - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander was acquitted Thursday of criminal charges related to his arrest last September at a protest inside a building that houses one of New York City's immigration courts.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo delivered his verdict exonerating Lander a day after presiding over a one-day trial in Manhattan.

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