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Department of Homeland Security police officers arrested 11 local elected officials inside lower Manhattan’s federal building who had demanded access to ICE’s shadowy holding area on the building’s 10th floor.

The arrests at 26 Federal Plaza happened after an hour-long standoff, with the lawmakers refusing to leave the hallway outside the lockup, banging on the locked doors, and eventually sitting down to chant and sing before they were hauled off in zip ties. All 11 have been released.

Those arrested were City Comptroller Brad Lander along with State S

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