NYC Mayor Mamdani on ICE, '2-Care' plan
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced a busy first week in office. Sitting down with FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay, the mayor expressed optimism in a newly unveiled plan on free child care for the city's two-year-olds. He also responds to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's comments that conversations with the Mamdani administration have not been "productive" regarding ICE operations and NYC's sanctuary city laws. Watch Morgan's full sitdown with Mamdani on tomorrow's episode of Politics Unusual.

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