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Judge temporarily blocks ICE office at Rikers Island

Judge temporarily blocks NYC Mayor Adams' plan to allow ICE agents in Rikers Island jail complex

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been ordered to temporarily halt a program to have ICE agents operate in the Rikers Island jail complex.

The New York Times · 4d

ICE Can’t Enter Rikers for Now, Judge Rules

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní A state judge temporarily blocked Mayor Eric Adams on Monday from allowing the federal government to open offices at the Rikers Island jail complex, delaying the mayor’s ...

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

Judge temporarily blocks Eric Adams from cooperating with ICE on NYC’s Rikers Island

Justice Mary Rosado signed a temporary restraining order prohibiting Adams from carrying out an executive action allowing ICE to reestablish an office on Rikers Island.

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Brooklyn exhibit showcases art by Rikers Island inmates

A unique exhibit at the Von King Cultural Arts Center in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood is shining a spotlight on ...

The New York Times4d

Harvey Weinstein Becomes an Unlikely Voice in the Push to Close Rikers

The disgraced producer has complained volubly about his treatment in jail on Rikers Island. Advocates for detainees say any attention to conditions there can’t hurt. By Hurubie Meko Advocates ...

New York Post8d

Lefty NYC Council pols want to spend $1M to speed up Rikers Island closure

The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid ... transition from the troubled jail system to new borough-based ...

CBS New York on MSN2h

Art by Rikers Island inmates on display at Brooklyn arts center

A first-of-its-kind exhibit in Brooklyn features works of art made by people in custody at Rikers Island. CBS News New York's ...

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