The New York City mayoral race was infused with new drama this week when Brad Lander, the city’s comptroller since 2022 and a candidate for mayor, was apprehended by ICE agents in a downtown courthouse. Lander—who was attempting to protect a migrant from arrest—is one of a number of mayoral candidates who have spoken out against the Trump administration’s sweeping deportations; Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and City Council speaker Adrienne Adams have also pledged to protect immigrants should they be elected mayor.

Attendance at anti-ICE protests like last weekend’s “No Kings” rallies proved that standing up for marginalized communities is very much on New Yorkers’ minds this year—though some are unsure how best to navigate ranked choice voting , the election system in place

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