"This is not the first time that the Trump administration has made such overtures to local law enforcement. In October, the Associated Press reported that ICE had spent millions of dollars on targeted television advertising across the country, using partisan messaging to recruit police officers employed in sanctuary cities. It was also an effort to meet the White House's goal of hiring 10,000 new ICE officers by year's end."
"Per the outlet, the 30 second ads aired in cities like Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle and Denver among others. President Donald Trump has made no secret of his feelings about the mayor-elect, inaccurately describing him as a "communist" and threatening to withhold federal funding from the city or even having Mamdani arrested if he doesn't cooperate with ICE if elected."
Donald Trump vowed to target New York City if Zohran Mamdani were elected mayor and urged people to vote for Andrew Cuomo on election eve. Three days after the election, ICE posted on X recruiting NYPD officers, inviting them to "join an agency that respects you, your family, and your commitment to serving in law enforcement." The recruitment sought to capitalize on fears that many NYPD members might leave rather than serve under Mamdani. ICE previously spent millions on targeted television ads using partisan messaging to recruit officers from sanctuary cities to hit a hiring goal of 10,000 agents.
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