New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other New York Democratic leaders ask private owners and operators of parking garages and lots to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from using their properties as “staging areas” for enforcement. The request is made in a letter sent Friday, according to multiple outlets, and it asks owners not to rent, lend, or otherwise make their property available for ICE operations.
The outlets provide similar details about the mayor’s goal of limiting how federal enforcement activities use private space in the city. Reporting also notes the letter is sent more than a week after an ICE officer and related activities were discussed in local news coverage. While the framing differs—some outlets emphasize political solidarity with immigrant residents—the core action described across sources is a public appeal to parking operators to refuse cooperation with ICE.
The letters are directed at private businesses rather than city agencies, and they do not describe specific legal penalties or enforcement mechanisms. The request instead relies on voluntary compliance by property owners.
