TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces New York's pre-K and 3-K enrollment is open to all children regardless of immigration status, with ICE agents denied school access without warrants.

The short video platform TikTok’s new privacy policy has raised concerns among the large user base specifically in the US. Recently, China’s ByteDance finalized a deal with the US,

TikTok's new terms (22 Jan 2026) alarm users with a pop-up on data collection, revealing it may gather sensitive info like citizenship, immigration status, religion, and sexual orientation.

Initiative 95 would amend the state constitution to require that police officers, sheriff’s deputies and prosecutors alert federal immigration authorities if they charge someone whose immigration stat

The claim spread on Instagram, Reddit, and other social media outlets, and numerous Snopes readers asked us to confirm that Vance made such a statement. According to the rumor, Vance said ICE agents would decide whom to deport after going "door-to-door" to check documentation.

A New York City Council employee from Venezuela was detained by ICE agents Monday — even though he has status to be in the U.S. legally, according to Council Speaker Julie Menin.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday said in a news conference about the city's universal pre- and 3-K programs that it is open to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status. (Credit: N