The Trump administration has launched federal immigration enforcement operations in New York City after White House border czar Tom Homan vowed earlier this month that the surge would be coming.
NTD reached out to DHS and ICE seeking comment but did not receive a response by publication.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has maintained opposition to expanded ICE enforcement.
As mayor, Mamdani signed an executive order reinforcing the city's policies. Among its provisions, the order requires ICE to present a judicial warrant before entering many city-owned properties, including schools, shelters, and hospitals, and strengthens oversight of compliance with sanctuary laws.
Mamdani also said the city would continue to uphold its sanctuary city policies, which generally limit cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement except where required by law.
Homan said he met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul a few months ago and explained that the state’s policies limiting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities force ICE officers to conduct arrests in neighborhoods, rather than taking custody of individuals in local jails.
“We’re going to send more ICE agents to New York City because you took away the efficiencies of safe arrest in county jails,” Homan said about Hochul.
The law also limits the use of local detention facilities for civil immigration enforcement under those agreements.
City and state leaders have defended sanctuary policies as measures intended to strengthen trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement, while the Trump administration argues the policies hinder federal immigration enforcement efforts.