Homan-Mullin Mamdani ICE Standoff Carries Into World Cup Window — Mamdani Vows to "Fight Tooth and Nail," DHS Frames Sanctuary Posture as Sabotage

The Wed Jun 10 / Thu Jun 11 ICE escalation now overlaps with the World Cup. Trump border czar Tom Homan said on Fox he has already reviewed an operational plan to send "more ICE agents than ever before" into NYC in response to Hochul's newly signed 287(g) ban. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin: Mamdani is "absolutely destroying a great city" with "zero respect" for federal law. Mamdani told reporters: ICE is "cruel, inhumane, does nothing for public safety" and the city will "fight any of these threats tooth and nail." The Mary Sue and amNY frame the next 5 weeks as a "standoff" with the World Cup as backdrop — risk of federal raids during the global media window is the live question.

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