SCOTUS TPS Ruling vs. NYC Sanctuary — Mamdani Vows to Defy 6-3 Decision Stripping Status From ~40K New Yorkers

U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thu Jun 25 that lower courts cannot block the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, affecting ~300K people nationwide and ~40K New Yorkers. Mamdani Friday Jun 26 joined Gov. Hochul and AG Letitia James to declare the city would "do everything we can" to keep affected residents protected — a direct challenge to a SCOTUS decision and immediate federal-vs-local flashpoint. Conservative outlets (Townhall, RedState, Truth Based Media, Daily Signal) frame Mamdani's posture as "defying" the Court and calling for prosecution; civil-rights and immigrant-advocacy groups praise the move.