New York Democrats urge parking lot owners to ban ICE

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 18:38 · Archive

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other Democrats have asked private parking lot owners to prevent immigration officers from using their properties.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other top New York Democrats have urged owners of private parking lots and garages to prevent federal immigration officers from using their properties as staging areas. In a Friday letter, Mamdani, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of state and local lawmakers asked lot owners not to 'rent, lend, or otherwise make your property available to ICE as a staging area for its enforcement operations'.

The request came days after immigration officers shot 28-year-old Dominican national Oscar Belgal during an arrest as he rode in a car with his young son. Federal officers had been using a nearby private parking lot as a staging area before the shooting, according to the letter. The incident sparked protests and renewed attention to the federal government's immigration enforcement.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson responded with a statement criticising the mayor, saying he 'should be grateful to our brave law enforcement officers for cleaning up the streets of NYC'.

How it is being reported

• New York Democrats want parking lot owners to ban ICE from their propertiesMayor Zohran Mamdani and top New York Democrats are urging private parking lot owners to block federal immigration officers from using their properties.Clickorlando · 16 Oct, 17:51
• New York Democrats want parking lot owners to ban ICE from their propertiesMayor Zohran Mamdani and top New York Democrats are urging private parking lot owners to block federal immigration officers from using their properties.News4Jax · 16 Oct, 17:51

In this story: Zohran Mamdani · Chuck Schumer · Hakeem Jeffries · Oscar Belgal · ICE · New York · Department of Homeland Security

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