Overview
- The Sunday X clip advises immigrants that ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter private spaces, affirms the right to remain silent, and permits recording officers without interference.
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the messaging on Fox News and said her department is working with the DOJ to assess whether parts of it violate the Constitution.
- Zohran Mamdani said he will keep New York’s sanctuary laws intact, direct the NYPD not to assist immigration enforcement, and accept any consequences for that stance.
- He framed the guidance as a response to recent ICE activity near Canal Street and said New Yorkers should know how to assert their rights.
- The mayor-elect, a self-described democratic socialist, takes office on January 1, 2026, after telling President Trump last month that ICE raids in the city were cruel and inhumane.