Mayor Mamdani mentioned Tuesday he helps abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement because the company escalates its immigration crackdowns throughout the nation.
Mamdani’s, who’s lengthy been a critic of the company, instructed the hosts of ABC’s “The View” that ICE is “terrorizing people.”
“I’m 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,” the mayor mentioned. “What we need to see is humanity, and there is a way to care about immigration in this city and in this country with a sense of humanity.”
Mamdani first mentioned he supported taking away ICE on the marketing campaign path in an look on MSNBC through which he praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx-Queens) as one of many leaders in that decision. His feedback on Tuesday mark the primary time he’s reiterated that stance as mayor.
The mayor final week voiced outrage when a Metropolis Council worker was detained by ICE, calling it an “assault on our democracy.”
Zohran Mamdani speaks throughout a press convention exterior the Jacob Okay. Javits federal constructing Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Manhattan, New York. (AP Photograph/Yuki Iwamura)
Aggressive crackdowns in New York and different Democrat-led cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Chicago have incited nationwide outrage. Amid the uproar, the concept that ICE ought to be accomplished away with, lengthy a largely far-left concept, has slid into extra mainstream political conversations.
A nationwide Economist/YouGov ballot carried out simply days after Renee Good’s killing by ICE in Minneapolis discovered that 46% of ballot takers supported abolishing the company, with 43% opposed.
Manhattan Rep. Dan Goldman, who’s dealing with a aggressive Democratic major problem from former metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander, mentioned over the weekend that it’s time to “tear down” ICE.
Nonetheless, many politicians stay cautious regardless of being important of the company. That features Gov. Hochul, who final week in an interview with Fox5 mentioned that she doesn’t need ICE abolished.
Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition and an ally of Mamdani’s, praised the mayor’s stance.
“People are starting to question, are we even a democracy anymore or are we living in a fascist regime?”
A protester is detained by Federal brokers close to the scene the place Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer final week, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis.(AP Photograph/Adam Grey)
Spokesmen for ICE didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
“You know, it’s really nice to have you here. You make sense,” “View” host Whoopi Goldberg instructed Mamdani on the finish of Mamdani’s Tuesday interview.
