Key Facts

• Mamdani sent a letter to the Trump administration alleging that ICE officers were using New York City-owned parking lots for operations without authorization.
• The mayor said the city would take legal action if the alleged use continued.
• Mamdani asked the Department of Homeland Security and ICE officials to tell agents not to use city parking lots.
• The article says New York City has been a sanctuary city since Mayor Ed Koch’s administration in 1989.
• The Mamdani administration and more than 100 New York elected officials have urged private parking garage owners to bar ICE from using their property.
• The Department of Homeland Security said ICE’s presence in public parking lots is authorized under federal law and is standard practice for law enforcement.
• The article reports that the Trump administration recently lost a legal challenge to New York City’s sanctuary laws.