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A federal judge ruled Friday that New York City must turn over information on residents of a Bronx homeless shelter sought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, RedState reports.
In a 12-page order, District Judge Lewis Kaplan compelled Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration to comply with an ICE subpoena seeking details including the names and birth dates of men living at the shelter.
According to the order, the federal government is investigating whether anyone at the shelter is in the country illegally and subject to deportation. Federal officials have narrowed the request to residents accused of certain violent crimes and agreed to the appointment of a special master to cull the list of names accordingly.
Kaplan wrote that, given the agency’s consent to a special master and “deferring to the agency’s assessment that the records are relevant to its legitimate investigation,” the subpoena concerns a matter “material and relevant to the enforcement of the federal immigration laws.”
It is not yet clear whether the city or the state will appeal. Mamdani spokesperson Ivonne Rodriguez said the administration is “evaluating next steps.” New York Attorney General Letitia James told POLITICO, “I’m familiar with the ruling and we’re reviewing the possibility of an appeal.”
RedState argued that the ruling shows the city cannot interfere with ICE carrying out its duties, and predicted that federal immigration enforcement will continue despite the shift in control of Congress coming in January.
