New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he will allow federal immigration officials to operate at the city’s Rikers Island jail and take additional steps to assist the Trump administration in arresting and deporting violent criminals who are in the United States unlawfully.
Adams made the announcement following a closed-door meeting on the same day with Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, who has been tasked with leading Trump’s large-scale deportation initiative. The meeting, held at a federal office building in Manhattan, came as the Trump administration pushes for more help detaining and deporting illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, a strategy Homan has termed “worst first.”…
NYC Mayor Allows ICE Access to Rikers Island Jail in Immigration Crackdown
