NYC Council sues mayor for allowing ICE to operate office in jail
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April 17, 2025
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New York City Council has filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a preliminary injunction against Mayor Eric Adams’ Executive Order 50 allowing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to operate an office on Rikers Island Correctional Facility that would facilitate the deportation of Caribbean and other immigrants.
The executive order was issued by First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro on April 8.
The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, contends that the executive order is “unlawful, tainted by the conflict of interest created by the corrupt bargain the mayor entered into – his personal freedom in exchange for an ICE office.
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