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NYC Launches ICE Protection Resource Hub for World Cup as DHS Confirms ICE Agents Will Work Matches — Mamdani-Homan Standoff Carries Into Tournament

June 17, 2026PIX11 | Gothamist | The Mary Sue | The Chief | NBC New York Official
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Summary

Mamdani administration launched a public ICE-protection portal this week as DHS confirmed ICE agents will be present at some World Cup matches "to work with local and federal partners to secure" events. Roughly $130K Worker Rights canvass continues at high-traffic subway stations and corridors through June-July; DCWP handing out "Workers' Bill of Rights." Existing EO bars city agencies from sharing data with federal immigration authorities and blocks ICE from city-owned schools/hospitals without judicial warrant. Border czar Tom Homan: NYC will see "more ICE agents than you've ever seen." Standoff carries directly into tournament window.

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