Democrat candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, is vilifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while vowing to make the city’s sanctuary policy even more extreme.
“ICE is a reckless entity that cares little for the law and even less for the people that they’re supposed to serve,” Mamdani said during a New York City mayoral debate on Wednesday evening.
In addition to attacking ICE, Mamdani said that as mayor, he would sever all ties New York City has with the federal government — making the city’s sanctuary policy even stricter to prevent ICE agents from arresting illegal aliens.
“What we need to be doing here in our city is to end the chapter of collaboration between City Hall and the federal government,” Mamdani said.
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