US EditionNYC lets immigration officials open an office at Rikers jail, a priority for Trump
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration will allow federal immigration officials to operate at Rikers Island to assist with gang and drug-related investigations.
- The order permits ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations division to share intelligence with city corrections officials focused on violent criminals.
- Adams stated that federal officers will not conduct immigration enforcement unrelated to criminal cases.
- Critics argue the order is a troubling quid pro quo after federal prosecutors dropped charges against Adams.
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NYC Mayor Adams Allows Federal Agencies to Operate on Rikers Island
NEW YORK CITY–Mayor Eric Adams’s administration issued an executive order on Tuesday allowing federal law enforcement agencies to set up office space in the city’s largest jail. The order, issued by recently appointed Deputy Mayor and former Giuliani aide Randy Mastro on April 8, allows federal agencies to station personnel at the Rikers Island jail complex. Those agencies include Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Federal Bureau of …
NYC Council gives itself power to sue Mayor Adams over ICE on Rikers, citing Trump concerns
The City Council empowered itself Thursday to sue Mayor Adams over his decision to let ICE agents operate on Rikers Island, arguing the move is “the poisonous fruit” of a deal he has been accused of making with President Trump’s administration to get his corruption case dropped. In a nearly unanimous voice vote, the chamber passed a resolution giving Speaker Adrienne Adams the authority to sue the mayor on behalf of the entire Council over the e…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Adams allows ICE to open office at Rikers Island
(The Center Square) — Federal immigration officials will have a permanent office on New York City’s notorious Rikers Island prison under a directive from the Adams administration, which says the move will help with investigations of transnational gangs and terrorist…
Adams allows ICE to open office at Rikers Island - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) — Federal immigration officials will have a permanent office on New York City’s notorious Rikers Island prison under a directive from the Adams administration, which says the move will help with investigations of transnational gangs and terrorist groups. An executive order, signed Tuesday by New York City’s First Deputy Mayor Randy Maestro, permits the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI and the Drug Enforcement…
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