New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani released a video message on Sunday advising immigrants on how to respond if approached by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), following what he said was an attempted raid on Manhattan’s Canal Street last weekend.

Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants. pic.twitter.com/nuntRzgEwq

— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) December 7, 2025

“Last weekend, ICE attempted to raid Canal Street and detain our immigrant neighbours," Mamdani said in the video posted on X. He pledged that under his administration, City Hall would defend the rights of all residents, including the more than three million immigrants who live in New York.

Mamdani urged viewers to familiarise themselves

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