Zohran Mamdani: “What we're seeing are ICE raids across our city where they…”

“I've spoken with the police commissioner, and I'm always in active conversation with the police commissioner because this is an issue of immense importance to New Yorkers. I understand why New Yorkers are so concerned and frustrated by this, because What we're seeing are ICE raids across our city where they are detaining New Yorkers. And sometimes it's the detention of a New Yorker. Recently, it was a delivery worker who had just finished his grubhub shift, and as soon as he finished delivering that food, he was then detained by armed federal agents without any active warrant.” (30:16–30:23)

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