Bloomberg Talks New York Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R) Talks Funding Deadline, ICE Reform
Feb 5, 2026
Nicole Malliotakis, U.S. Representative for New York's 11th District, is a Republican focused on immigration enforcement and public safety. She discusses ICE tactics and operations in noncooperative cities. She talks about body cameras, warrants and DHS rule compromises. She warns about Homeland Security funding risks and critiques local handling of homelessness during extreme cold.
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Enforcement Tactics vs. Local Cooperation
- Nicole Malliotakis argues ICE tactics became unpopular despite achieving stronger border enforcement and deportations.
- She says lack of local cooperation forced ICE into riskier municipal operations, endangering officers and communities.
Examples Of Dangerous Deportation Targets
- She recounts ICE arrests in Minneapolis that included murderers and a man with 24 convictions and a conviction for sodomizing a 12-year-old.
- Malliotakis uses these examples to argue lack of cooperation lets dangerous criminals remain at large.
Body Cams Help, Warrants Could Hinder
- Malliotakis supports body cameras because they often prove officers followed protocol and clear their names.
- She warns judicial-warrant requirements would slow enforcement and hinder capturing dangerous criminals.