Chair Encarnación cites DOI reports and armed ICE shelter incidents
Chair Encarnación cites Department of Investigation reports from late 2025 detailing violations of detainer laws by DOC and NYPD. She also notes public reporting that ICE entered city shelters armed and without judicial warrants at least five times in 2025.
In late 2025, the city's Department of Investigation released two reports detailing violations of the city's detainer laws by the New York City Department.
and the Department of Correction.
Public reporting also revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had entered New York City shelters armed and without judicial warrants at least five times in 2025.
To be a true sanctuary city, our residents must trust that the city will uphold its protective local laws.