NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI RELEASES AUDIT ACCUSING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS OF MISLEADING TACTICS New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Trump administration continue to clash over immigration enforcement. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, File) "It's coming," Homan said.
Gene Hamilton, president of America First Legal, said officers "should never be forced to choose between following federal law and following unlawful directives to appease politicians committed to sanctuary policies." New York City Hall did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
What we know
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) directly, even if local sanctuary policies say otherwise, releasing a new guide as border czar Tom Homan prepares a major immigration enforcement surge in the nation's largest city. The guide repeatedly cites Section 1373 of federal immigration law, arguing that state and local governments "may not prohibit, or in any way restrict" officials from sending immigration-status information to federal authorities.
Homan told Fox News last week that a significant ICE operation is coming to the city after self-described democratic socialist Mamdani reaffirmed New York's sanctuary policies. "There's going to be a surge, and there needs to be a surge." While Homan declined to discuss operational details, he said ICE would not back away from enforcing immigration law despite opposition from city leaders.
"Politicians who hide behind sanctuary policies are not above the law, and they have no right to bully or gag the officers who are trying to keep their communities safe," AFL Senior Counsel James Rogers said in a statement accompanying the guide.
The details
The guide argues Section 1373 of federal law bars state and local governments from preventing officers from sharing citizenship or immigration-status information with federal immigration authorities like ICE. Mamdani's Executive Order 13 directs the NYPD to review, update and train officers on department policies governing communication, cooperation and coordination with federal immigration authorities.
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