NYC mayor Mamdani curbs ICE access to city facilities amid Trump crackdown
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New York: Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued Executive Order 13 on Friday, barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from entering city-run schools, hospitals, shelters, and other facilities without judicial warrants, countering Trump administration immigration enforcement.
Announced at a multi-faith breakfast, Mamdani rooted the policy in universal ethics, citing Torah calls to love strangers, Quranic compassion for migrants, and Hindu-Buddhist principles, while highlighting Islam's migration narrative through Prophet Muhammad's Hijra and Sura An-Nahl 16:42 on refuge for the persecuted.
The order mandates stricter adherence to local laws on federal cooperation, bolsters immigrant data safeguards, launches multilingual rights campaigns, requires agency audits on enforcement policies, and forms an Interagency Response Committee for immigration crises.
Mamdani's move ensures all residents, regardless of status, access essential services without deportation fears, framing it as a moral and practical stand.