New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate in the Rikers ...

“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Chelsia Rose Marcius For years, a handful of federal immigration agents worked out of a trailer office at the jail complex on Rikers Island in New York City.

The hearing comes less than a month after an independent commission found officials won’t meet the 2027 deadline to close the ...

An executive order says federal immigration agents would work with city officials on criminal investigations only. Critics say the move opens the door for wrongdoing.

The lawsuit accuses Mayor Eric Adams of facilitating an executive order last week to bring back ICE in exchange for the Trump administration having his federal corruption case dismissed.

The executive order, issued late Thursday night, will immediately allow immigration officials to reopen offices on the island ...

NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by ...

City Councilman Lincoln Restler called construction of a 15-story jail complex in Boerum Hill ... previously supporting plans to close Rikers Island. REUTERS “While I have long supported ...

The Adams administration said late Tuesday that it will soon allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island ... an office within the secluded jail complex, where they’ll be able to conduct ...