Mamdani Vows to Use All Options to Keep ICE Out of New York City

Jan. 25, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he’ll do everything in his power to prevent “horrific” actions by federal immigration officers, one day after officers shot and killedan American nurse in Minneapolis.

The city has “a number of tools” to dissuade President Donald Trump from ordering an aggressive ICE operation, Mamdani said on ABC’s This Week.

“And whether those tools are the utilization of the courts or it’s the tools of the bully pulpit or it’s our own city policies, we’re going to exhaust every option to protect New Yorkers,” he said.

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