Far-left Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani blasted ICE agents in a fiery Friday speech — before signing a seemingly performative executive order for New York City to uphold its sanctuary city laws.
Speaking at his first Interfaith Breakfast at the New York Public Library — a long-running annual tradition that is supposed to foster unity — Hizzoner decried the actions of the Trump administration, raging that ICE was operating as a “rogue agency” throughout the country.
“Day after day we bear witness to cruelty that staggers the conscience,” Mamdani raged.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani railed against ICE on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. X / @NYCMayor
Protesters hold up anti-ICE signs in NYC on Jan. 23, 2026. James Keivom for NY Post
“Masked agents paid by our own tax dollars violate the Constitution and visit terror upon our neighbors. They arrive as if atop a pale horse, and they leave a path of wreckage in their wake,” he boomed, borrowing from the Bible. “It is a manifestation of the abuse of power.”
The young socialist mayor then declared to the packed room that he was signing an executive order to “uphold” the protections of New Yorkers, no matter their citizenship status.
“We will make it clear once again ICE will not be able to enter New York City property without a judicial warrant. That means our schools, our shelters and our hospitals,” he said.
However, the order doesn’t appear to do anything more to protect New Yorkers than what is already on the books.
A person is escorted by masked federal agents at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on January 28, 2026, in NYC. Getty Images
Protesters hold an anti-ICE banner during a protest in NYC on Jan. 23, 2026. James Keivom for NY Post
The Big Apple’s sanctuary city laws already bar ICE from entering city property without a warrant, an issue that arose during the Adams administration when immigration agents entered a shelter without proper paperwork.
The full executive order was not immediately released for review.