Former Vice President Kamala Harris offered a lukewarm endorsement for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a Monday interview.

Harris sat down with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for an interview where they discussed her new book "107 Days," which will release on Tuesday. Maddow highlighted a portion of Harris’ book that discussed the former VP’s "stars project," where she met with and identified rising stars in the Democratic Party.

Maddow asked Harris for her opinion on the socialist candidate as a rising star and whether she supported him.

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"Look, as far as I’m concerned, he’s the Democratic nominee, and he should be supported," Harris began.

"Do you endorse his candidacy?" Maddow pressed.

"I support the Democrat in the race, sure," Harris said. 

Harris quickly followed by saying that Mamdani was not the only "star" in the Democratic Party and hoped people would pay attention to other races throughout the country.

"But I mean, there are people like Barbara Drummond in Mobile, Alabama, Helena Moreno in New Orleans. They’re all running for mayor, too, and they are stars. So, I hope that we don’t so over index on New York City that we lose sight of the stars throughout our country who are right now running for mayor and many other offices, governor and so on. So that’s where I am. We got a big tent, and we got a lot of stars," Harris said.

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Despite being the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Mamdani has yet to receive endorsements from major party leaders such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both of whom also represent New York.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani on Sept. 14 after three months.

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"New York City deserves a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump and make life more affordable for New Yorkers. That’s @ZohranKMamdani," Hochul wrote on social media.

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Mamdani has faced criticism from more moderate Democrats for his progressive proposals, such as city-owned grocery stores and his refusal to condemn the anti-Israel slogan "globalize the intifada."

The Department of Homeland Security is criticizing Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for failing to assist in responding to a chaotic anti-ICE riot in a Chicago suburb that forced federal authorities to deploy tear gas and other non-lethal measures.

In a Monday statement, the department claimed that police "under JB Pritzker’s sanctuary jurisdiction refused to answer multiple calls for assistance."

Fox News Digital reported last Friday that federal officials clashed with a group of protesters who were blocking ICE vehicles from entering and exiting a processing facility in Broadview, Illinois.

DHS labeled the protesters "rioters" and said that so far, federal law enforcement has arrested 16 rioters. The agency said that the "rioters and sanctuary politicians obstructed law enforcement, threw tear gas cans, rocks, bottles, and fireworks, slashed tires of cars, blocked the entrance of the building, and trespassed on private property." DHS said that rioters also assaulted law enforcement officials.

Matt Hill, a spokesperson for Pritzker, responded by telling Fox News Digital that "it's completely false to suggest the state or local municipalities have been obstructing federal officials." 

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"The state has not received multiple calls for assistance from the federal government and would remind them of the importance of coordinating with local law enforcement to protect public safety," said Hill. He added, "Governor Pritzker has been clear that violence is unacceptable and everyone needs to follow the law, which includes federal agents respecting constitutional rights to peaceful protest."

"The media needs to use extreme caution before reporting what the Trump administration is saying given their record of lies, lack of transparency, and failure to coordinate with the state and local law enforcement," said Hill. 

The DHS statement said the protest disrupted an operation targeting "some of the worst of the worst—including criminals convicted of drug trafficking, domestic abuse, drinking and driving, and assault," who were being processed at the facility.

The agency highlighted some of the criminal illegals who were being processed when the protest broke out.

Among those was Andres Ventura-Uvaldo, a criminal illegal and Mexican national, who the agency said was previously arrested for felony DUI and domestic violence.

Another, Alberto Algeria Barron, also a Mexican national, was previously removed from the U.S. in 2014 and was convicted for domestic battery twice, according to DHS.

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Erwin Jose Roa-Mustafa, an illegal alien from the Dominican Republic, was also being processed at the facility after pleading guilty on federal charges of conspiracy and intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

DHS said that ICE was also processing another alleged drug trafficker, Ibis Alberto Testa Nunez, from Mexico, who was previously arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration for cocaine possession and possession with intent to distribute.

Two others, Salvador Alcantar-Alcantar, from Mexico, was previously arrested for DUI, trespassing and assault, and Carlos Eduardo Chavez-Cardenas, from Bolivia, was previously convicted for DUI and possession of drugs, according to DHS. 

"These heinous criminals, including domestic abusers, drug traffickers, violent offenders, and drunk drivers are some of the illegal aliens being held in the ICE Broadview Processing Center," said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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"These rioters in Illinois are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Illinois streets," said McLaughlin. "Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers who every single day wake up and make our communities safer."

This comes as DHS says that ICE officials are facing a more than 1,000 percent increase in assaults as they conduct operations across Illinois.