The Eric Adams administration is permitting ICE to return to Rikers Island to help carry out criminal investigations into organized violence and migrant gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.

The Adams administration is making good on a promise to allow federal immigration agents to open an office on Rikers Island.

New York City's Rikers Island jail facility will house federal officials to assist in ongoing criminal investigations

Federal immigration enforcers are welcome back to the New York City jail complex on Rikers Island — after a decade in exile under the city’s sanctuary-city laws — according to a mayoral executive order signed Tuesday.

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration released a long-awaited executive order late Tuesday giving federal immigration authorities office space on the Rikers Island jail complex, in a significant change to New York’s sanctuary laws.

The Adams administration says the move will support law enforcement efforts. Critics say it sets a concerning precedent.