Commissioner Ali explains Executive Order 13 and IRC creation
Commissioner Ali explains that Mayor Mamdani signed Executive Order 13 on February 6, 2026, directing six agencies to audit interactions with federal immigration agencies. She says the order also established the Interagency Response Committee, or IRC, chaired by the First Deputy Mayor.
On February 6, 2020,
Mayor Mamdani signed Executive Order 13, directing six agencies, ACS, DOC,
DOHMH, DOP, DSS, and the NYPD, to conduct comprehensive audits of their internal policies relating to interactions with federal immigration agencies,
update protocols and guidance where needed, and identify opportunities to strengthen implementation of our local laws limiting or barring city agency participation in federal civil immigration enforcement.
New York City Health and Hospitals voluntarily agreed to participate in the audit, and while New York City Public Schools was not included in EO-13, the agency proactively began its own internal review independent of the formal audit process.
The executive order also established the Intra-Agency Response Committee, or IRC, which coordinates a citywide response to crises.
The first deputy mayor serves as chair of the IRC in direct consultation with the chief counsel to the mayor and city hall,
special advisor for strategic coordination and operations to the FDM, and myself with support from the Corporation Council and the Law Department.