Brooklyn officials stood together on Monday, passionately calling into question the relationship between federal immigration officials and the city police department.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a sanctuary city. So we don\u2019t want the NYPD helping ICE in any way, shape or form,\u201d Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this country, even undocumented people have rights,\u201d Rep. Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez said.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
Brooklyn officials stood together on Monday, passionately calling into question the relationship between federal immigration officials and the city police department
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At issue: the NYPD\u2019s efforts to disperse a crowd protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at Wyckoff Medical Center on Sunday morning
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Lawmakers allege that the actions of the officers, who can be seen in Citizen app video moving protestors who were blocking an entrance to the hospital, equate to coordination \u2014 a violation of sanctuary laws
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A spokesperson for the police department said officers were called to the hospital after numerous 911 calls about \u201cdisorderly groups\u201d<\/p>\n
In total, eight people were arrested and are facing charges of resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief<\/p>\n
At issue: the NYPD\u2019s efforts to disperse a crowd protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at Wyckoff Medical Center on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers allege that the actions of the officers, who can be seen in Citizen app video moving protestors who were blocking an entrance to the hospital, equate to coordination \u2014 a violation of sanctuary laws.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want any assistance, don\u2019t hold their doors. Don\u2019t push them through. That\u2019s them. You are New York City, and in New York City, we take care of our immigrants,\u201d Reynoso said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to second that ask to Commissioner Tisch, because we know the rules, we\u2019ve heard her at hearings say they will not collaborate, they will not coordinate, while we saw that happening,\u201d City Councilwoman Jennifer Guti\u00e9rrez said.<\/p>\n
Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, called for an investigation into the police department\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get the whole crowd control aspect of it, but at what point does control equal collusion?\u201d\u00a0he asked.<\/p>\n
Awawdeh said there needs to be more clarity on how police respond to protests during immigration enforcement actions in the city.<\/p>\n
Mayor Zohran Mamdani rejected the allegations at an unrelated event.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere cannot be any work in coordination with ICE, in planning with ICE, and there was none of that when it comes to Wyckoff, and there cannot be any assistance in civil immigration enforcement, and there was none of that,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the police department said officers were called to the hospital after numerous 911 calls about \u201cdisorderly groups.\u201d<\/p>\n
In total, eight people were arrested and are facing charges of resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n