NYC Mayor in Favor of Rolling Back Sanctuary Laws: ‘We Should Be Communicating With ICE’

The mayor wants to go back to era when city is allowed to cooperate with ICE in cases of suspected crimes.
NYC Mayor in Favor of Rolling Back Sanctuary Laws: ‘We Should Be Communicating With ICE’
New York Mayor Eric Adams participates in the annual Veterans Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 11, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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New York Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday came out in support of doing away with policies that block cooperation with the federal immigration enforcers when an immigrant has been accused of a crime—a key component of the city’s self-imposed “sanctuary” status.

One of the policies in question was a law enacted in 2014 during the tenure of Mr. Adams’ predecessor, Bill de Blasio. As part of the commitment to make sure no city resources will be used to help the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with deportation, the law shut down the ICE offices that had operated across city facilities and orders the city’s police and correction departments to not honor any detainer requests from ICE that’s not specifically accompanied by a warrant signed by a federal judge.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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