Latest / Fresh Intelligence / NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Threatens Legal Action Against ICE Over Alleged Use of City-Owned Parking Lots for Immigration Operations
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- 0:00[SPEAKER_00]: New York City Mayor, Zorin Mamdoni, has threatened to sue immigration and customs enforcement if federal agents continue using city owned parking lots.
- 0:10[SPEAKER_00]: Mamdoni's communication was addressed to department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark W. Mullin and acting ice director David J. Venturerella.
- 0:29[SPEAKER_00]: Mamdoni stated that the city had not authorized such activity, emphasizing that parking lots connected to city parks are for safe use.
- 0:38[SPEAKER_00]: He described the use of these lots as unauthorized activity on city property.
- 0:44[SPEAKER_00]: Reports indicate that ICE agents have used a parking lot at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx for their operations.
- 0:52[SPEAKER_00]: This follows Mamdoni's previous executive order that limited federal immigration, authorities access to city property.
- 1:00[SPEAKER_00]: City officials clarified that non-city law enforcement cannot use municipal property without a judicial warrant.
- 1:08[SPEAKER_00]: In an earlier letter, Mamdoni urged private parking facility owners to deny access to ICE.
- 1:15[SPEAKER_00]: He stated that neighbors should not leave and fear that their parking lots could become staging grounds
- 1:22[SPEAKER_00]: The Department of Homeland Security responded, asserting that ISIS presence in public parking lots is authorized under federal law.