New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gave advice to migrants in the city, just over a week after federal immigration officers conducted a sweep near Chinatown.

Mamdani said that as mayor, he would “protect the rights” of the roughly three million migrants in New York City in a video on the social platform X.

The incoming mayor said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers cannot enter an individual’s home, school or private workspace without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.

“If ICE does not have a judicial warrant signed by a judge, you have the right to say, ‘I do not consent to entry,’ and the right to keep your door closed,” Mamdani added.

He also said that individuals have the right to remain silent, ask whether they are free to go while being detained and film ICE activities so long as they do not interfere with an arrest.

“It is important to remain calm during any interaction with ICE or law enforcement,” Mamdani noted. “Do not impede their investigation, resist arrest or run.”

Late last month, ICE officers attempted to detain individuals on Canal Street in New York City, with protesters responding to the sweep. Demonstrators also confronted immigration enforcement personnel in October amid a sweep on the lower Manhattan street.

Since President Trump returned to office, his administration has ramped up immigration enforcement nationwide, including in Los Angeles, Chicago and New Orleans.

Last month, White House border czar Tom Homan indicated that immigration enforcement operations were mounting in New York City.

Mamdani, who will be sworn on Jan. 1, 2026, said in the video that he will protect New Yorkers’ constitutional right to protest upon taking office.

“New York will always welcome immigrants,” he concluded. “And I will fight each and every day to protect, support and celebrate our immigrant brothers and sisters.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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