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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 investi...
Seattle Times |
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said the Rikers decision is among a series of “highly troubling recent events” since Adams’ criminal charges were dropped.
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2don MSN
ICE will be allowed to return to Rikers Island under a new executive order — that Mayor Eric Adams opted not to sign himself. The directive, issued late Tuesday, will immediately allow federal immigration officials to reopen offices on the jail complex — fulfilling a demand of President Trump’s border czar that boosts communications between the feds and local jail officials.
The longtime executive for Donald Trump's family company has also paid $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest. New York City’s Rikers Island jail spirals into chaos amid pandemic New York ...