NYC mayor threatens legal action against ICE for unauthorized use of city lots

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Nov 2, 2026
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AI GeneratedMayor Zoran Mamdani has warned the Department of Homeland Security that New York City will take legal action if ICE agents continue using city-owned property, such as parks and parking lots, as staging areas for immigration enforcement. While the city aims to uphold its sanctuary policies, DHS claims their actions are authorized by federal law.
To the Department of Homeland Security,
Mayor Zoran Mamdani claims there have been reports
of ICE agents using city-owned property,
writing that if agents continue the unauthorized use
of these lots, New York City will take legal action to prevent it.
We're being clear about this because we
do not want any complicity in these immigration
enforcement actions.
The New York Immigration Coalition claims it's
not the first time it's happened, and
multiple recent incidents sparked the letter.
Just over the past couple of weeks, we've seen...
Five different instances of ICE using parks,
parking lots to actually use as staging facilities
to go after our neighbors, families, and community members.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes the city's position.
A spokesperson told News 12 that its use
of public parking lots is authorized under federal law,
saying in a statement in part, quote,
Mayor Mamdani should be grateful to our brave law enforcement officers
for cleaning up the streets of New York City since he won't.
We need New Yorkers to cooperate with our officers
and stop releasing criminals from their jails
into New York's neighborhoods.
City officials responding to that.
ICE using New York City's parking lots,
including parks, department parking lots.
They're violating our city's sanctuary policies.
Mayor Mamdani says New York City park workers have
been given guidance on what to do
and who to call if they see ICE agents.
In Brooklyn, Julia Burns, News 12.
