Here in New York, Mayor Eric Adams is reopening an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office inside the Rikers Island jail complex. Adams first signaled the move after he met with Trump’s so-called border czar Tom Homan in February. The New York Civil Liberties Union slammed the Adams administration for “selling out New Yorkers for Trump’s dangerous deportation regime.” The group said in a statement, “ICE’s presence on Rikers serves no legitimate purpose, and opens the door to unlawful collusion between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials in violation of our city’s well-established sanctuary protections. … New Yorkers see this for what it is: Mayor Adams skirting the City Council, cozying up to Trump, and putting immigrant New Yorkers in harm’s way.”
New York Mayor Eric Adams Orders Rikers Jail to Reopen ICE Office
HeadlineApr 09, 2025