Brad Lander was one of three city council members arrested while protesting Arizona's new immigration law:
Police arrested more than 50 people protesting Arizona's controversial new immigration law after they blocked traffic on lower Broadway in front of 26 Federal Plaza on Tuesday.
Among those arrested were City Council members Daniel Dromm, Julissa Ferreras, and Brad Lander along with other New York-area labor and clergy leaders — all of whom wore buttons saying “I Am An Illegal Immigrant.”