"Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and self-described democratic socialist, has put forward a plan to turbocharge public spending on deportation defense for illegal migrants, pledging to more than triple the Big Apple's current spending if elected to the mayor's office. He's touting the audacious proposal as local officials repeatedly warn that the city is walking a fiscal tightrope."
"The Big Apple shelled out $17,350,000 in fiscal year 2022, $16,600,000 in fiscal year 2023, and another $16,600,000 in fiscal year 2024 on the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), which specializes in providing representation for foreign nationals who've been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to city budget data. These millions of dollars were spent while New Yorkers were hit incredibly hard by the Biden era border crisis."
Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and self-described democratic socialist, pledged to boost taxpayer funding for deportation defense by over $100 million and to more than triple current city spending if elected mayor. The proposal would increase funding for legal representation for immigrants contesting deportation orders. Critics including NYC Council Member Inna Vernikov condemned the pledge as diverting taxpayer dollars from citizens to undocumented migrants and accused Mamdani of showing disdain for American citizens. City budget figures show New York paid roughly $17.35 million in FY2022 and $16.6 million in FY2023 and FY2024 to NYIFUP, and the 2026 budget allocates $54.5 million.
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