New York mobilizes ahead of possible federal immigration crackdown

"But even before his historic victory on November 4, city and state officials had been preparing for the possibility that U.S President Donald Trump will send more federal agents to enforce his immigration offensive and deploy the National Guard to the city, as he has already done in other Democratic strongholds. These preparations have intensified since the socialist politician was elected, while the Republican administration has doubled down on its threats."

"I plan on being in New York City in the near future. We're going to do operations in New York City, Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News on Tuesday. The top official added that immigration agents are already in the city and that he plans to send more: We're going to flood the zone. It's a warning the Trump administration has been repeating for months, but it takes on special significance now that Mamdani will be the mayor of New York City."

Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on a strongly anti-Trump, pro-immigrant platform and remains committed to defending immigrant communities. City and state officials had prepared for possible federal intervention, including additional immigration agents and National Guard deployment, and those preparations intensified after the election. Border Czar Tom Homan announced plans to send more agents and described operations that would “flood the zone.” Mamdani has sought to focus on the city’s affordability crisis and has contacted the White House to arrange a meeting with President Trump, who indicated willingness to meet.

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