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Mamdani says he backs abolishing ICE
Mayor Mamdani says ICE terrorizes regardless of immigration status and cites a Quinnipiac poll showing 53% of voters see the agency's shooting as unjustified.
- On January 20, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told ABC's The View he supports abolishing ICE, reiterating his campaign-era position amid a growing nationwide push to rein in the agency.
- After the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota earlier this month, Mamdani's remarks followed renewed calls from Democratic lawmakers in recent weeks to abolish ICE.
- Mamdani argued ICE is `terrorizing people` and said he's `tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life`, drawing big applause from the crowd.
- Last week Mamdani denounced the detention of a City Council employee as an `assault on our democracy, on our city, and our values`, and he previously posted a December video after the Canal Street raid instructing New Yorkers on their rights.
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Mamdani says he supports 'abolishing ICE' on The View
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not showing “humanity” in its duties. ICE has received rampant criticism from Democratic lawmakers following an ICE officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis that resulted in the death of Renee Good. Mamdani revealed on The View that he supports “abolishing” the agency. “What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist,”…
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