Eric Adams Defends New York’s Sanctuary City Status Amid ‘Wave of Migrant Crime’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the city’s sanctuary status amid calls to reform the policy amid a pattern of crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
Eric Adams Defends New York’s Sanctuary City Status Amid ‘Wave of Migrant Crime’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a news conference in New York on Oct. 11, 2022. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
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Amid what New York City police officials say is a “wave of migrant crime” washing over the Big Apple, Mayor Eric Adams insists on maintaining New York’s sanctuary city status despite calls to change the policy to make it easier to deport criminal aliens.

During a Feb. 6 session of the New York State Assembly in Albany, Mr. Adams was asked by State Sen. George Borrello, a Republican, about whether he thinks that, amid the crime spree involving illegal immigrant suspects, New York should remain a sanctuary city.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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