New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded the release of a City Council employee detained by ICE. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
"He had no legal right to be in the United States," McLaughlin said. "Under Secretary Noem, criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States. If you come to our country illegally and break our law, we will find you and we will arrest you."
NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin held a press conference demanding the employee's release on Monday, She claimed that the employee had been cleared to remain in the U.S. until October 2026.
Federal agents and law enforcement stand outside of 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)
"DHS confirmed that this employee had gone in for a routine court appointment and was nevertheless detained. They provided no other basis for his detainment," Menin said during a press briefing on Monday. "On the contrary, he was a city council employee who is doing everything right. He went to the court when he was asked."
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Menin said the employee works as a data analyst and has held the job for roughly one year. DHS, however, maintains the man is not authorized to work in the U.S.
New York Attorney General Letitia James threw her weight behind calls for the employee's release later Monday.
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"We will not stand for attacks on our city, its public servants, and its residents," she wrote on X.
Bohorquez is currently being held in an ICE facility in Manhattan.
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