‘Abolish ICE’ Calls Get Louder as NYC’s Mamdani Joins Chorus (2)

Jan. 21, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for dismantling the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, revitalizing the “Abolish ICE” rhetoric that became popular in progressive discourse during the last Trump administration as pushback against the latest deportation efforts intensifies.

“I am in support of abolishing ICE,” Mamdani said in an interview on The View on Tuesday. “I am tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.”

Zohran Mamdani
Photographer: John Lamparski/Bloomberg

Critics of the agency’s aggressive tactics have gained steam in recent weeks ...

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