Noem reports Mamdani-DHS talks have 'not been productive,' says NYC mayor 'chose to stand with illegals'

Noem says Mamdani admin, DHS communication has 'not been productive' regarding crime-fighting goals

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said she remains hopeful that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will work with federal law enforcement to remove ‘criminal elements’ from the city, but, so far, communications ‘have not been productive.’

Talks involving New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the NYPD and the Department of Homeland Security are reportedly not going well.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters Thursday that while Mamdani and President Donald Trump had a "productive conversation," the same could not be said for the mayor's interactions with the Department of Homeland Security.

"We're hoping the mayor will work with us to get these criminal elements, and especially gang members and terrorist organizations, out of New York City," Noem said during a news conference Thursday. "I know he and the president had a productive conversation. 

"You know, our communication at the Department of Homeland Security has not been productive with the mayor's office or with the NYPD, but we want to continue those conversations so we can work together on success."

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters Thursday that talks with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have not been productive. (Richard Drew/Pool via Reuters)

Following a fatal ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis, Mamdani accused the officer of committing murder, while the administration has said the officer acted in self-defense.

While the shooting took place multiple states away, it sparked anti-ICE protests in New York City.

"This morning, an ICE agent murdered a woman in Minneapolis — only the latest horror in a year full of cruelty," Mamdani wrote from his official mayoral X account. "As ICE attacks our neighbors across America, it is an attack on us all. New York stands with immigrants today, and every day that follows."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

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Fox News' Bryan Llenas asked Noem about Mamdani's comments and remarks made by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who said the Trump administration was doing "the devil's work," and statements made by other Democrats after the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

"I would say those comments are why we're standing where we are today. That kind of language and that kind of provocative talk, inciting people to take action and perpetuate violence in some cases, is unacceptable and especially of elected leaders," Noem said. 

"We have a responsibility to state the facts, to go out and enforce the law. Your mayor just said in that statement that he was going to stand with illegal people who have broken our law before."

A picture of Renee Nicole Good is displayed near a makeshift memorial. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

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Noem accused Mamdani of choosing "to stand with illegals instead of those individuals who just want the chance to raise their families in New York City and have a part of the American dream."

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani and Williams' offices for comment.

Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.