Elected officials and criminal justice advocates have welcomed a New York State Supreme Court ruling on Monday that struck down an executive order issued by Mayor Eric Adams that sought to open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at Rikers Island.
Judge Mary Rosado declared Executive Order 50 “null and void” on Monday, describing it as an “impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest” in the wake of the Trump Justice Department’s move to drop corruption charges against Hizzoner in exchange for cooperation with the administration’s immigration agenda.
