New York City’s Department of Correction had been sending daily reports to federal immigration authorities about the national origin of certain noncitizens in custody since at least 2015, a practice Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration says it uncovered through a sanctuary-policy audit and is moving to end as part of a broader package of reforms.
The finding is among the most notable disclosures in a 19-page report ordered by Mamdani shortly after he took office and signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the city’s limits on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The audit recommended that DOC discontinue the daily reports to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the practice was not required by federal, state or local law.
