Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates
  • Power Players
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Immigration

Adams admin signs order allowing ICE to reopen Rikers office as NYC pols, criminal justice advocates seethe

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on April 9, 2025

A top Adams administration official signed an executive order Tuesday night allowing federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex for the first time in over a decade.

The move drew swift backlash from elected officials and advocates charging it is the result of an alleged quid-pro-quo between Adams’ private attorney and Trump’s Justice Department to have his case dropped by a federal judge last week.

See the full article at amNY

Adams admin signs order allowing ICE to reopen Rikers office as NYC pols, criminal justice advocates seethe

About the Author

More in Immigration

  • lawmaker being arrested at federal plazaBrooklyn lawmakers among more than a dozen pols arrested in ICE protest at Federal Plaza
  • elected officials arrested by ICE agents in federal courtBrad Lander, Jumaane Williams and 13 other NYC elected officials arrested by feds at immigration court sit-in
  • Immigration Attorney Michael Mandel spoke about tips and tricks if ICE is at your workplace at the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce.Editorial: Making the best of a bad situation
  • Masked men and ICE agents in immigration court in Lower ManhattanICE in court: Three months of immigrant raids by masked fed agents continue in Lower Manhattan, with no end in sight

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • EPNER TECHNOLOGY INCChemical Handler Technician
  • Military FamilyAu Pair/Nanny
  • VitabytePOS Specialist – Oracle Simphony & OPERA Integration Expert

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

paraprofessional
Bronx Times

Investigation finds paraprofessionals falsified timesheets while helping to transport three Bronx special needs students

Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall.
Gay City News

Mayor Adams pledges to ‘change’ student bathroom policy

NYC bins on 103rd Avenue. City Hall will soon be providing rebate checks to eligible households. Photo courtesy of Office of Council Member Joann Ariola.
QNS

City Hall to provide homeowners with automatic rebate checks for NYC Bins

88th precinct brooklyn
Brooklyn Paper

88th Precinct: Sword-wielding burglar breaks into Fort Greene restaurant

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2025 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact