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Zohran Mamdani: “New York City sanctuary laws have a provision within them…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 31:18

… government when it comes to maybe amping up or ramping up targeted, I guess, enforcement when it comes to specifically just criminals? What I said to the President is that New York City sanctuary laws have a provision within them that allows the city to work with the federal government for a specific set of serious crimes. And that that has been the law for decades here in New York City. What's giving so many New Yorkers, including myself, a deep amount of concern is that the focus of ICE is important. (31:18–31:28)

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Asserts that NYC sanctuary laws allow cooperation with the federal government for serious crimes.

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