Opinion
If Mayor Adams really wants criminal migrants gone, he’ll reopen the Rikers ICE office
Councilman Robert Holden (D-Queens) just issued Mayor Adams a challenge: Walk the walk on protecting New Yorkers from criminal migrants. On Tuesday, Adams said he’s open to deporting migrants charged with crimes — pure common sense and a pivot from his old position that only migrants convicted of crimes should be booted from New York City.
Mayor Adams calls for deportation of criminal undocumented migrants in NYC
Mayor Eric Adams is making it loud and clear that undocumented migrants who are criminals don’t have a place in the city and should be deported. Mayor Adams is not in favor of mass deportation but believes the city should cooperate to send back violent migrants to their country of origin.
‘CANCEL ME’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams changes tune on deporting migrant criminals
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is ready to take on migrants committing crimes in his city. The beleaguered Mayor said he plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump’s new “border czar” Tom Homan to discuss the administration’s plans to deport illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes.
NYC pol pushes Adams to reopen Rikers ICE office after mayor’s ‘tough talk’ on ending sanctuary status
City Councilman Robert Holden wants federal immigration agents at the massive jail complex — and questioned the mayor’s recent waffling on sanctuary city status.
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Robert Holden pushes Eric Adams to reopen Rikers ICE office after ‘tough talk’ on ending NYC sanctuary status
A frustrated city lawmaker on Wednesday called to reopen a long-shuttered federal immigration outpost at Rikers Island, ...
Rikers Island captain who cost city $250K to settle sex claim hit with new misconduct lawsuit
A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...
Hoodline1d
Rikers Island Faces Potential Federal Takeover as Judge Finds NYC in Contempt Over Jail Conditions
A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
What to Know About a Possible Federal Takeover of Rikers Island
A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...
New York City ruled in contempt over Rikers Island jail conditions
New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the ...
NYC found in contempt over ‘grave’ conditions at Rikers Island — with fed takeover increasingly likely
New York City was found in contempt Wednesday over “grave” conditions at Rikers Island — as a judge said she was “inclined” to order a federal takeover of the ...
Queens Daily Eagle7d
Judge ‘inclined’ to strip city of control of Rikers Island
A federal judge said that she was leaning toward taking the extreme measure of stripping the city of its control of Rikers ...
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NYC officials in contempt for conditions on Rikers Island, federal judge rules
The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.
Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC's push to ban mail on Rikers Island
A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on ...
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Rikers receivership could embarrass Adams on his signature issue
The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, set a Jan. 14 deadline for the city and lawyers representing detainees to present a plan for a receivership. Adams said Tuesday that he would obey the judge’s ruling but ...