When the new council passed a resolution saying Troy would not cooperate with ICE enforcement, Mantello declined to take a position. Her statement: the resolution “does not change or impact any city code, local law, or operational policy. It is solely a statement of the Council’s political views.” She neither signed it nor vetoed it.
Across the river, Republican Sheriff Patrick Russo’s office reaffirmed its 287(g) agreement with ICE, keeping Rensselaer County the only county in New York State running such a program. Mantello said nothing about that either. Residents had already reported ICE vehicles in Troy on New Year’s Day 2026.
Partisan angle: Dismissing the council’s resolution as purely political while staying silent on the county’s active federal cooperation agreement put Mantello in step with the county Republican machine.
Sources: CBS6 on council vote, WAMC