New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by authorities at immigration court in Manhattan.A representative for Lander, a Democrat, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained him while he was escorting a person who had attended a hearing out of the building.

The arrest of Brad Lander was the latest case in which an official has been held while protesting President Trump’s immigration agenda.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office said prosecutors are still investigating the incident involving Lander and will prosecute any violations of federal law, including assaults on law enforc...