US EditionZohran Mamdani Tells Immigrant New Yorkers About Their Right Not to Comply with ICE
Mamdani urged New York's 3 million immigrants to know their rights amid federal raids and pledged to uphold sanctuary protections and protest rights.
- On Sunday, Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor-elect, posted a social media video explaining immigrants' right to refuse to speak to or comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a Manhattan raid.
- A week earlier, demonstrators gathered as ICE attempted detainment on Canal Street near New York's Chinatown, and a similar sweep in the neighborhood last October also prompted protests.
- Under his guidance, ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes, schools and private workplace areas, Mamdani said, adding ICE may lie but immigrants should remain silent and ask `Am I free to go?` if detained.
- Zohran Mamdani pledged to protect the city's 3 million immigrants and said New York will always welcome and support them as he prepares for his Jan 1 swearing-in.
- Against a backdrop of federal sweeps, Mamdani's meeting with President Donald Trump came as the Trump administration conducted immigration raids in Manhattan and New Orleans.
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The Mayor-designate of New York, Zohran Mamdani, calls on citizens to inform themselves about their rights to ICE. He promises to protect these rights. Mamdani plans to support immigrants.
NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani urges migrants to defy immigration authorities
After outlining how residents should respond to ICE encounters, Mamdani reminded viewers that New Yorkers have a constitutional right to protest. By Aaron Sull, Jewish Breaking News New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing sharp criticism after releasing a video urging immigrants to refuse cooperation with federal ICE agents during enforcement operations. In the clip posted Sunday, Mamdani framed himself as the future mayor of “more than th…
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Image Credit: InformedImages on Wikimedia Commons On January 1, Zohran Mamdani will take the oath of office and become the 111th mayor of New York City. In his campaign victory speech on election night, Mamdani enthusiastically declared that “New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant.” Not surprisingly, Mamdani’s election and his pro-immigrant rhetoric hav…
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