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Federal judge rules Mamdani administration must give ICE names of Bronx shelter residents
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal judge has ordered the Mamdani administration to provide ICE with names, birthdays, and identifying records of certain male residents at a large homeless shelter in the Bronx as part of a deportation investigation.
- The shelter, a converted warehouse housing over 2,000 people, is the city’s last emergency migrant facility, which Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to phase out by year-end.
- ICE initially requested information on all residents, but the court limited the scope to those with “serious criminal histories,” appointing a special master to identify them.
- The city has resisted previous ICE subpoenas, citing sanctuary laws and concerns over privacy and lack of legitimate investigative purpose, while immigrant advocacy groups urge the city to appeal the ruling.
- The New York Immigration Coalition criticizes ICE’s efforts as mass deportation campaigns and insists that complying with the order violates local sanctuary policies protecting residents in city care.
