Mayor Eric Adams said he does not oppose federal immigration agents wearing masks during operations in New York City, calling it a matter of officer safety, as the city braces for a surge in enforcement by federal agents.
“If federal agents are wearing masks and face coverings, that may be part of their practices on keeping their agents safe,” Adams said in an interview with amNewYork on Tuesday. “I’m not going to go against what methodologies are used to keep your agents safe, particularly with some of the people they come in contact with, like … extremely dangerous gangs.”
