Know your rights: Zohran Mamdani tells New Yorkers how to resist immigration raids

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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shared a video on social media on Sunday outlining immigrants’ rights to refuse speaking with or complying with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, days after federal agents conducted a raid in Manhattan.

In the video, Mamdani pledged to protect the city’s 3 million immigrants, stating, “We can all stand up to ICE if you know your rights.”

He said people in the United States can choose not to speak to federal immigration agents, record them without interfering, and decline requests to enter private spaces. According to Mamdani, ICE agents cannot enter locations such as homes, schools, or private areas of workplaces without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.