The mayor-elect of New York, Zohran Mamdani, posted a video on social media this Sunday, the 7th, explaining the right of immigrants to refuse to speak or comply with orders from agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), days after federal agents carried out a raid in Manhattan.
In the video, Mamdani promises to protect the city’s 3 million immigrants, saying, “We can all stand up to ICE if we know our rights.”
He explained that people in the US can choose not to speak to federal immigration agents, film them without interfering, and refuse orders to enter private spaces. ICE agents cannot enter places like a home, school or workplace without a court warrant, Mamdani said.
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“ICE is legally allowed to lie to you, but you have the right to remain silent. If you are being detained, you can always ask, ‘Am I free to go?’ repeatedly until they respond,” said Mamdani, who will be sworn in as mayor on January 1.
“New York will always welcome immigrants, and I will fight every day to protect, support and celebrate our immigrant brothers and sisters,” Mamdani said. Source: Associated Press*
*Content translated with the help of Artificial Intelligence, reviewed and edited by the Editorial Team BroadcastGrupo Estado’s real-time news system.
