Bloomberg Talks
New York Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R) Talks Funding Deadline, ICE Reform
05 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio, news. We have been talking with Congresswoman Nicole Maliotakis about the issue of immigration specific to border enforcement for years now. And now we're getting to this place in time where it's very interesting to hear from members of both sides of the aisle when it comes to enforcement in cities like Minneapolis.
She's representing, of course, New York's 11th District. Congresswoman, it's great to have you back on Bloomberg. Good to see you.
Good to be with you. Thank you.
So, let's go through a couple of these things. We'll run through this list of demands. How do you interpret the President's remarks? Because it hasn't necessarily signaled a change in policy. Is it a change in approach on any level for you?
Look, I think the president and the administration recognizes that the tactics that ICE was using have not been popular, regardless of where you sit on the spectrum. I think people who wanted to see strong border control enforcement, we achieved that, right? There's no more border crossings. People are not being released in the country. The border has been secured.
Municipalities like mine who had migrant gangs and drug traffickers and criminals wreaking havoc, that has been cleaned up. Those individuals are being deported. But I think when they see the aggression of ICE, there is a concern there. And now ICE ICE has really no choice but to go in the municipalities and fine these perpetrators. Why? Because these local municipalities are not cooperating.
New York City is not cooperating. Minneapolis is not cooperating. We used to be able to have ICE in Rikers Island, and they would take the criminals directly from there upon release from jail and go into federal custody. Bill de Blasio unfortunately changed that. This mayor wants to continue having that policy of no cooperation.
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Chapter 2: How does Congresswoman Malliotakis interpret the President's immigration remarks?
And so I think that that is one where I would disagree with some of the folks in my party. But some of the others, a judicial warrant is an issue simply because the time it's going to take to get a court order is going to be really hindering the operations. I mean, if you have a murderer that you're trying to get or any type of convicted criminal who should not be in this country,
To have to go to court and get into war and do all these things, I think could be a real complication and hinder the operations. The masks, if these municipalities cooperated, we wouldn't have these raids where the agitators are in. disrupting and that could be avoided if there was just some more cooperation with these sanctuary cities.
So I think there's, look, I think there's gonna be some type of compromise, there needs to be, because you need those 60 votes in the Senate and it's gonna have to be a little bit of a give and take. And I think that there's some common ground, maybe not necessarily with the enforcement, some stuff with the enforcement, but I would say, what about just regular immigration policy?
I've been pushing the administration to approve the backlog of renewals for work authorization. This is a big issue, not just in my district, across the country. Employers who rely on these people For employees, they're filling an economic need. They're contributing to our society. They don't have any work, criminal history. They're paying taxes.
They're losing their status because of the lag and the time that it's taking to approve these work authorization renewals. They lose their job as a result. And the employer loses a good worker. So if we can just make some progress in some of that stuff, it shows compassion from the administration, it helps our economy, and it helps these people who are here trying to find a better life.
This is a big deal for our audience as an issue. Do you think we can avoid a shutdown next Friday? Does there need to be another CR before we move on to some other issues?
So there won't be a shutdown. It's just the Homeland Security Funding. Yeah, look, I hope not. I mean, I hope the Democrats recognize here that when they mess with the Department of Homeland Security, it's not just ICE. In fact, ICE has the resources from... Well, that's kind of the irony. Yeah, ICE has the resources. You're shutting down the TSA airport screening and flight security.
You're shutting down counterterrorism, cybersecurity programs and Coast Guard. You know, these are important operations that need, you know, don't mess with our homeland security and especially these legislative leaders. They're from New York. Schumer and Jeffrey should know better than to try to play politics with homeland security. So I do hope that there's some compromise here.
We get to a resolution so there won't be a lapse in funding for all those other critical agencies under Department of Homeland Security.
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Chapter 3: What concerns does Malliotakis raise about ICE's approach to enforcement?
What happened there, that change in policy to not remove people who are homeless from the streets in these frigid weathers was obviously a deadly mistake. Mayors in the past have always... proactively sought shelter for those individuals. And there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to do that. Remember, we had all these migrants in luxury hotel rooms at taxpayer expense.
There's no reason why you can't help these individuals. And a lot of them are mentally ill. They can't make a decision for themselves in some cases to seek shelter. And so I think the mayor made a big mistake there. And not to mention the disaster that we're seeing in terms of garbage piling up all over the streets of New York City. That's not common. You know, that's not common.
You know, maybe some of his advocates are saying, well, it's a snowstorm.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of local municipalities not cooperating with ICE?
That's what happens. No, no, no. He needs to put resources back into the basic services that people deserve. He's cutting overtime for our public safety officers. He's not putting the resources necessary to get the streets cleaned in a timely manner. And I think, you know, I hope he's learning from this and adjusting as we go along.
Well, in our remaining moment here, I had to note that he has now endorsed Kathy Hochul's reelection campaign with Adrian Adams. What does Bruce Blakeman need to do to be the first Republican in about two decades to win that seat?
I think Bruce needs to remind everyone the radical positions that these two individuals have taken. Not only did they support the bail law that was disastrous and led to crime skyrocketing, but Adrienne Adams in particular, I mean, she voted for, she was a co-sponsor of non-citizen voting, which is a law that we went to court and we stopped from taking effect, thankfully.
But she also voted to defund the NYPD by a billion dollars, tie the hands of our NYPD officers, voted to increase the property tax levy year after year. So I would say that these are radical positions that are hurting the cost of living and making it much less affordable in New York City to live, particularly for our middle class. And they've made us less safe.
Now, we've seen some crime come down. It's a result of President Trump. People need to recognize that he's deported criminals everywhere. He's put pressure on these municipalities. That's why New York City is safer today than it was just a little over a year ago.
I know your new congressional map is due tomorrow. Come back and talk to us next time about what's going to happen with your district. We're appealing the decision.
We hope to keep our map as is because this is a grab by the Democrats to try to take the only Republican voice in New York City.
I know it's not the first time for you either. Nicole Maliotakis from New York.
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