The mayor-elect’s comments came as part of a broader press event where he introduced his transition team and outlined plans for the weeks ahead of his January 1, 2026, inauguration.
New York City saw thousands of immigrants arrive during the Biden administration, many crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with President Donald Trump heavily criticizing how the sanctuary city handled the issue and its refusal to cooperate with federal enforcement.
While other sanctuary cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston have seen large-scale ICE operations, New York has remained comparatively restrained, with targeted enforcement at a smaller scale.
That could now change as Mamdani prepares to take office.
The mayor-elect has been sharply critical of ICE, describing it as “a rogue agency” with “no interest in law and order.”
Over the summer, he pledged to preven t federal agents from carrying out removals from the city. Continue reading…
