Mayor Issues Executive Order 13 in NYC
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Protecting New Yorkers from Abusive Immigration Enforcement
WHEREAS, the City of New York is committed to protecting all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, by ensuring public safety, safeguarding City property, and protecting personal identifying information; and
WHEREAS, public safety is strengthened by encouraging all New Yorkers to engage with and have trust in the institutions dedicated to their protection; and
WHEREAS, the aggressive tactics that certain non-local law enforcement agencies use in pursuing civil immigration enforcement actions, commonly without a judicial warrant, hinder public safety by creating a culture of fear around interacting with City employees, including local law enforcement agencies such as the New York City Police Department, the Department of Correction, and the Department of Probation, and by deterring New Yorkers from accessing City services and participating in various types of proceedings affecting public welfare; and
WHEREAS, New York City Administrative Code section 4-210 prohibits non-local law enforcement from accessing non-public areas of City property, including shelters and schools, without a judicial warrant, except when duly authorized by City personnel or in case of an emergency; and
WHEREAS, New York City has enacted laws to ensure that New Yorkers can access City services and report crimes without fear of their information being turned over to non-local law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the federal government has sought the cooperation of local jurisdictions in disclosing identifying information possessed by the jurisdiction, and in situations where the local jurisdiction has not voluntarily complied with such requests, the federal government has tried to use legal process to compel the jurisdiction's compliance; and
WHEREAS, the federal government has sought to collect locally-maintained data concerning many groups of people, including, but not limited to, data concerning immigrant communities and data concerning gender affirming medical care; and
WHEREAS, the City of New York has a compelling interest in safeguarding the security of the identifying information it maintains; and
WHEREAS, the City of New York has an obligation to take all steps to uphold its laws, facilitate New Yorkers' unhindered access to City services, and discourage unjust and dangerous non-local law enforcement practices;
NOW, THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of New York, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Order, the following terms have the following meanings:
§ 2. Public Safety Audits. The Administration for Children's Services (ACS), Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Department of Probation (DOP), Department of Social Services (DSS), and New York City Police Department (NYPD) shall ensure compliance with all relevant laws, rules, procedures, guidelines, and reporting requirements related to non-local immigration enforcement, including but not limited to sections 9-131, 9-205, 10-178, and 14-154 of the Administrative Code, and any other applicable federal, state, or local law. ACS, DOC, DOHMH, DOP, DSS, and NYPD shall immediately conduct a review and audit of all internal policies, guidelines, and protocols related to communication, cooperation, and coordination with non-local law enforcement agencies charged with immigration enforcement and submit a report to the Mayor within ninety (90) days of the date of this Order, by no later than May 7, 2026. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, any changes and updates to policies and protocols to ensure compliance among all relevant agency employees, officers, contractors, or subcontractors while on duty. Following the completion of the initial audit and report, ACS, DOC, DOHMH, DOP, DSS, and NYPD shall continuously review and make updates to their policies and protocols as needed.
§ 3. Prohibiting Non-City Use of City Lots. Government personnel who are empowered to enforce civil or criminal laws, other than personnel of the City, Department of Education, or a local public benefit corporation or local public authority, are not permitted to use City lots, as such term is defined in section 1 of this Order, as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for the enforcement of civil or criminal laws unless:
§ 4. Rule of Construction with Other Laws. Provisions of section 3 of this Order shall not be deemed to affect the interpretation or application of Administrative Code sections 4-210 and 10-178 and shall be construed consistently with such sections.
§ 5. Employee and Public Education Requirements. The Office of the Mayor, through the Interagency Response Committee established pursuant to section 7 of this Order, the Office of the Chief Counsel to the Mayor and City Hall, and the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, in conjunction with the Law Department, and any other office or agency designated for such function, shall coordinate mayoral agencies to develop and disseminate:
§ 6. Privacy Protection. Every agency shall communicate to the Chief Privacy Officer the name and contact information of the agency's privacy officer within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of this Order, by no later than February 20, 2026. In the event that an agency's privacy officer thereafter vacates their position, the agency shall, in consultation with the Chief Privacy Officer, make all reasonable efforts to designate a new privacy officer within thirty (30) days of such vacancy, and promptly communicate such privacy officer's name and contact information to the Chief Privacy Officer.
§ 7. Interagency Response Committee. An Interagency Response Committee is hereby established to coordinate and manage policy response across agencies for any crisis in the City of New York.
§ 8. Agency Cooperation.
§ 9. Effective Date. This Order shall take effect immediately.
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/02/protecting-new-yorkers-from-abusive-immigration-enforcement.html
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