Washington, Dec 12 (NationPress) The White House has expressed strong disapproval of a recent video featuring New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who is of Indian American descent, where he encourages immigrants to “stand up to ICE,” cautioning that such rhetoric is fueling a rise in harassment and violence against federal immigration officials.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the Trump administration is “certainly alarmed by the escalation of violence and assaults” directed at agents, labeling it an alarming trend. “We’ve recorded an astounding 1,000 percent rise in violent attacks on these individuals and their families,” she noted.

Leavitt emphasized that ICE officers have faced doxing, harassment, and physical assaults, arguing that these individuals are merely “upholding our nation’s immigration laws.”

When asked whether New York’s messaging could incite residents to resist enforcement actions, she affirmed that the administration “completely condemns that” and will persist in their mission “in every state… to remove illegal immigrants and public safety threats from American communities.”

Her comments followed President Trump’s assertion that the current border situation is the “most secure” in US history, with record-low encounter numbers. According to Leavitt, “for the seventh consecutive month, US Border Patrol reported zero illegal aliens entering the United States.”

She contrasted this with the previous administration, stating, “In ten months under President Trump, we have seen fewer apprehensions overall than in just one month under Joe Biden.”

The administration’s focus on enforcement and deterrence has resonated in certain regions but has heightened tensions in major urban areas like New York, where a significant number of immigrants, including thousands from India, reside and work.

Leavitt asserted that Trump has restored “sovereignty” at the border and achieved “the single greatest and fastest national security victory in modern American history.” She described the ongoing reductions in illegal crossings as “remarkable outcomes.”

Immigration enforcement remains one of the most divisive issues in US politics. Successive administrations have struggled to find a balance between humanitarian concerns and security needs, while court decisions often influence the extent of federal actions.