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BumRushDaShow

(163,346 posts)
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 05:51 PM Nov 7

ICE is recruiting NYPD officers after Zohran Mamdani's victory

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2025, 2:11 PM ET


US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory to recruit police officers to leave the New York Police Department.

On Friday, ICE posted a recruitment message to social media calling on police officers to “Defend the Homeland” and “work for a President and a Secretary who support and defend law enforcement—not defund or demonize it.”

ICE’s message references Mamdani’s history of police criticism, including his past support for defunding the NYPD. In June 2020, Mamdani posted on X: “We don’t need an investigation to know that the NYPD is racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety. What we need is to #DefundTheNYPD.”

CNN has reached out to Mamdani’s transition team for comment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/politics/ice-nypd-zohran-mamdani

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Lovie777

(21,134 posts)
2. This will backfire as well.................
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:16 PM
Nov 7

that D.E.I and woke are sure effing with GQP's minds. NYC is a basin of people of all regions and races.

Chill out.

quakerboy

(14,657 posts)
12. In many ways
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:07 PM
Sunday

Moving some of the worst and dimmest out in the short term.

And building a record of who they are for when justice returns to the USA.

FakeNoose

(39,493 posts)
4. Most New Yorkers vote blue, and I'm sure that includes a high percentage of the police
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:23 PM
Nov 7

Maybe one of them can go undercover and find out what's really going on in ICE?
I don't know, it would be risky but it could happen.

electric_blue68

(24,911 posts)
15. Unfortunately I'd say a majority of the NYPD are drumphf fans
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:58 PM
Sunday

I'm a NYC'r.
A lot of police live in Staten Island. That Burrough didn't go for Mamdani.

popsdenver

(1,017 posts)
5. I hope all the MAGAot Trump humping NYPD cops
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:40 PM
Nov 7

go to ICE.........better than having them "hiding out" in NYPD........

S/V Loner

(9,465 posts)
7. Those that would take it are exactly the ones...
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:55 PM
Nov 7

that the NYC police department needs to be rid of.

Sanity Claws

(22,293 posts)
8. Lots of NYPD actually live in red suburbs on Long Island
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:51 PM
Nov 7

They might be tempted to go to ICE but if they are not too far into the cult, they would say no because the NYPD pension is probably better.

BidenRocks

(2,519 posts)
9. Inciting A Riot!
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:16 PM
Nov 7

They know what they are doing.
They have the Gestapo, here comes the SS!
I don't know if peace will win this nightmare.
I have read the book. We are only 10% in so far.
This needs to be "Nipped In The Bud!"

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