Mamdani bashes ICE as ‘cruel and inhumane’ after anti-ICE mob’s violent clash with cops at NYC hospital
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized ICE as 'cruel and inhumane' following a violent clash between anti-ICE protesters and police outside a Brooklyn hospital. The confrontation occurred after ICE agents arrested a man and transported him from Wyckoff Hospital, leading to chaos as protesters blocked entrances and threw debris. At least nine people were arrested, with allegations emerging of coordination between ICE and the NYPD, which the department denies.
- ▪Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned ICE during the Five-Boro Bike Tour, citing concerns over public safety.
- ▪A violent clash erupted outside Wyckoff Hospital after ICE agents took a detained man from the facility, prompting protesters to block emergency access and throw objects.
- ▪At least nine individuals were arrested, and ICE agents used pepper spray while fleeing the scene in an SUV.
- ▪A nurse alleged that the NYPD coordinated with ICE by clearing a path for their vehicle, contradicting New York's sanctuary city policies.
- ▪The NYPD stated it did not cooperate with ICE and was present only to maintain order during the incident.
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Metro Mamdani bashes ICE as ‘cruel and inhumane’ after anti-ICE mob’s violent clash with cops at NYC hospital By Patrick Reilly Published May 3, 2026, 3:40 p.m. ET New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday blasted ICE as “cruel and inhumane” after a violent clash between anti-ICE protesters and cops outside a Brooklyn hospital the night before. “They do nothing to serve in the interest of public safety, and I’ve said that even directly to the president,” Hizzoner told a Gothamist reporter of the federal immigration agents. The far-left mayor was out and about for the Five-Boro bike tour, which he briefly rode in, when he spoke about the unruly showdown — when protesters blocked the hospital’s emergency entrances and exits and threw debris in the street to try to disrupt traffic.
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