Mayor Mamdani just made a video explaining your rights when ICE shows up. Great. Everyone should know their rights. But he left out something VERY important. What ICE is legally allowed to do. Let me explain what he didn't. 1. ARE YOU SAFE FROM ICE INSIDE A CHURCH, HOSPITAL, OR WORKPLACE? NO. ICE can generally enter places open to the public. A hospital waiting room? YES. A church service open to the public? YES. A store or restaurant? YES. They generally don't need a warrant to enter those public areas. Your home and private rooms are different. Those have stronger legal protections. ICE generally needs a judge's warrant, permission, or a valid emergency exception to enter. But simply walking into a church or hospital does NOT make you untouchable. A church is not an ICE-free zone. 2. CAN YOU JUST STAY SILENT AND WALK AWAY? Not necessarily. You have the right to remain silent. Absolutely. You can also ask, "Am I free to go?" If the officer says yes, you can leave. But if the officer says NO? You can't simply decide the law no longer applies to you. Federal law allows ICE to arrest people without a judicial warrant under certain conditions. Your right to remain silent is NOT a right to avoid lawful arrest. 3. IF THE NYPD REFUSES TO HELP ICE, DOES THAT STOP ICE? NO. New York City can generally refuse to help enforce federal civil immigration law. That's the city's choice. But ICE works for the FEDERAL government. Not the mayor. Not City Hall. Mamdani cannot cancel federal law. It's really that simple. 4. CAN YOU PROTEST AGAINST ICE? YES. Peaceful protests are protected by the Constitution. But physically blocking a lawful arrest? NO. The right to protest is not the right to break the law. Now, Mayor Mamdani. Here's my question. Why did you spend your video explaining what ICE cannot do, while barely mentioning what ICE CAN legally do? Immigrants have constitutional rights. Of course they do. Nobody is denying that. But having rights doesn't mean federal immigration law suddenly stops applying to you. And refusing to cooperate with ICE doesn't make ICE disappear. Here's the part that really bothers me. You're sitting comfortably in front of a camera, telling people how to deal with federal agents. But you're not the one who may face those agents. They are. You get the likes. You get the applause. You get to look like a hero. And if someone misunderstands your advice, THEY face the consequences. If you really care about these people, tell them everything. What their rights are. What ICE can legally do. And what could happen if they misunderstand the difference. Because giving people half the truth and calling it protection isn't leadership. It's political theater. And you're using other people's futures as your stage.