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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has threatened legal action against ICE, accusing the agency of illegally using New York City parking lots for operations. In a letter to federal officials, Mamdani stated that such use endangers residents and undermines trust in city property. He demands immediate guidance from DHS prohibiting ICE agents from using any city-owned lots. The mayor’s stance is part of broader criticism against ICE activities following the fatal shooting of Oscar Belgal by an ICE officer.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City has threatened legal action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over allegations that ICE officers are using city-owned parking lots for operations. In a letter to the Trump administration, Mamdani stated that this use is unauthorized and illegal, endangering residents and causing fear among immigrants. He warned that if ICE continues to misuse city property, New York City will take legal steps to prevent it. The city has been a sanctuary for immigrants since 1989 under Mayor Ed Koch's administration. Mamdani has previously criticized the Trump administration over ICE activities, citing an incident involving an ICE officer shooting Oscar Belgal, 28, while he was picking up his five-year-old son from school.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has threatened to take legal action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement over allegations the agency’s officers at the agency are using parking lots owned by New York City for operations in the area.

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He added, “if your agents continue any unauthorized use of these lots, New York City will take legal action to prevent this unlawful commandeering of City property.” The letter called on the Department of Homeland Security and other ICE officials to issue guidance immediately to ICE agents that stipulate they are prohibited from using any New York City parking lots to stage or conduct operations.

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Mamdani threatens ICE with legal action over use of New York parking lots · assertive framing

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has threatened to take legal action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement over allegations the agency’s officers at the agency are using parking lots owned by New York City for operations in the area. asserted

officers → threaten → area

In a letter to the Trump administration, Mamdani noted the agency’s use of property owned by the city was “unauthorized and is therefore illegal, endangers City residents, and sows fear among those who seek to access City property”. asserted

who → note → property

they → add → operations

The Mamdani administration has criticized the Trump administration over ICE activity in New York City, calling for ICE to be abolished in the wake of a shooting by an ICE officer of Oscar Belgal, 28, while he was picking up his five-year-old child from school. asserted

he → criticize → school

Lawyers for Belgal claimed the ICE agent did not identify himself while wearing plainclothes before he ran up to Belgal’s car, smashed in the windows, then fired several shots into the vehicle. asserted

he → claim → vehicle

The Trump administration recently lost a legal challenge of New York City’s sanctuary laws filed in July 2025. asserted

administration → lose → July

The Mamdani administration and more than 100 elected officials in New York have also urged private owners and operators of parking garages to prohibit ICE from using their private property for operations in the city. asserted

administration → elect → city

“Our neighbors should not live in fear that the parking lot down the block could become a staging ground for an operation that puts their communities at risk,” Mamdani wrote in a 15 October letter to more than a thousand parking garage owners and operators in New York City. uncertain

Mamdani → live → City

“I am asking every garage and lot owner in this city to stop giving them that option. asserted

I → ask → option

Tell them they are not welcome.” asserted

they → tell → them

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told the New York Times in response to the letter: “ICE’s presence in public parking lots is fully authorized under federal law and is a standard practice for law enforcement agencies nationwide. asserted

presence → tell → agencies

“Mayor Mamdani should be grateful to our brave law enforcement officers for cleaning up the streets of NYC since he won’t.” asserted

he → clean → NYC

Mamdani threatens ICE with legal action over use of New York parking lots

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