Overview
- In the video, Mamdani says ICE cannot enter private homes, classrooms, or nonpublic work areas without a judge-signed warrant.
- He advises residents that they may remain silent, legally record agents without interfering, and repeatedly ask, “Am I free to go?” if detained.
- He urges people to stay calm, avoid resisting, and notes that New Yorkers retain a constitutional right to protest.
- The message was posted days after a Canal Street operation that prompted demonstrations and has drawn sharp criticism from conservative commentators.
- Mamdani pledges to prioritize protections for more than three million immigrants when he takes office on January 1, following a recent Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and as ICE actions expand in cities such as New Orleans.