Hochul says she is deeply disturbed by reports that ICE is using public property for enforcement operations
Kathy HochulGovernor of New York, in a statement included in the city's news release
In a statement in the city's release, Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is deeply disturbed by reports that ICE is using public property to carry out aggressive immigration enforcement operations, and that she stands with Mamdani in demanding an end to it.
Responding to
ICE's use of New York City-owned parking lots to stage immigration enforcement operations without the city's authorization is illegal.
“I am deeply disturbed by reports that ICE is using public property to carry out aggressive immigration enforcement operations.”
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Where this statement fits
Mamdani tells DHS to keep ICE out of city-owned parking lots or face a lawsuit; DHS says the use is legal
On November 2, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE officials that agents' reported use of city-owned parking lots in the Bronx and Queens to stage enforcement operations is unauthorized and illegal, and that the city will take legal action if it continues. A DHS spokesperson says ICE's presence in public parking lots is fully authorized under federal law.
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The mayor's office announces the letter and a new NYC Parks policy for workers who encounter non-local law enforcement, and prints statements from Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, Corporation Counsel Steven Banks and other officials and advocates.
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Hochul says no family in New York should fear that going to the park or walking through their neighborhood could mean being separated from their loved ones.
After the quotation
She says she was proud to sign the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act and stands with Mamdani in demanding an end to the unauthorized use of city property for these operations.
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The reference point is ICE agents' reported use of unstaffed New York City-owned parking lots in the Bronx and Queens to stage immigration enforcement operations. Hochul says the reported use disturbs her and joins the demand that it end, which condemns it.
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“ICE's presence in public parking lots is fully authorized under federal law and is a standard practice for law enforcement agencies nationwide”Read statement
Mamdani says ICE has no right to use city property as a base for tearing families apart
“ICE has no right to use our property as a base for tearing families apart. That goes for every park and every lot this City owns. This unauthorized use of City property must end now”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Hochul says she is deeply disturbed by reports that ICE is using public property for enforcement operations". First published: 2026-11-09. Last updated: 2026-11-09. https://disputeindex.com/events/8444-in-a-statement-in-the-city-s-release