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Mayor Criticizes Trump; Court Blocks Birthright, ICE Arrests 10K

7/6/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech at New York City Hall marking the United States' 250th anniversary and criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Donald Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship, a loss noted in Mamdani's remarks.
ICE announced it had arrested about 10,000 people in a five-day sweep at the end of June.

History

Historical Context

In June 2023 ICE detained about 10,000 people in a five-day sweep, the largest single-city operation since the post-9/11 detentions of 2001. Mayor Zohran Mamdani cited the 1898 United States v. Wong Kim Ark decision, which the Supreme Court reaffirmed in a 6-3 ruling in 2026, to argue that any Trump effort to end birthright citizenship must respect the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship clause.

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Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech at New York City Hall marking the United States' 250th anniversary and criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Donald Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship, a loss noted in Mamdani's remarks.
ICE announced it had arrested about 10,000 people in a five-day sweep at the end of June.

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