In New York City, there are increasing calls for the NYPD to resume cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following an attack on NYPD officers by a group in Times Square. NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D) has been pressed on the issue, stating that city resources cannot be used for such cooperation under current laws, and that the City Council should decide how to proceed, especially regarding dangerous criminal offenders. Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, Minority Leader Joe Borelli, Councilmen Bob Holden and David Carr, along with other city council members and a federal immigration official, have criticized NYC's sanctuary status, attributing a surge in crime and the release of individuals who attacked police to the prohibition of cooperation with ICE. They are urging for the repeal of laws passed under former Mayor Bill de Blasio that prevent the NYPD from working with ICE to deport criminals.
A law passed by Bill de Blasio & the NYC Council prohibits NYPD from cooperating with deportation of criminals. They have denied thousands of detainer requests endangering our citizens. https://t.co/i5k7gSepOe
A top-ranking federal immigration official slams NYC’s sanctuary status, saying it has prevented city law enforcement from cooperating with federal officials https://t.co/B2rlMz6nu9
ICE blames NYC banning cooperation with feds for release of cop-beating migrants https://t.co/dcv3iK92Kj https://t.co/Gxmr5Lu0os
Come on Mayor, you know very well the hard part wasn’t the NYPD doing their jobs and arresting these migrant gang guys, it’s whether or not the DA and City Council will allow them to STAY in jail https://t.co/R4mUxxemdT https://t.co/Mk89srzSQ8
Today I stood alongside my colleagues in Council, Minority Leader Joe Borelli, Councilmen Bob Holden and David Carr, with Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis to call on the city of New York to reinstate the NYPD’s ability to work with ICE. This city has seen an uptick in crime… https://t.co/lPWzlassQY
#NYC won’t cooperate with federal @ICEgov detainers to deport criminals, even as hundreds of migrants wreak havoc and have been arrested for murder, stabbings, robberies, & assault. This ludicrous law needs to be repealed! https://t.co/dNdF6byGCv
NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D), when asked about possibly changing sanctuary city policies, says the City Council should address “dangerous” criminal offenders: “My advice to [the Council] is that we should never do anything that would allow dangerous people to stay on our streets.” https://t.co/6EzvDVPkUq
Today, we called for the city to work with ICE. The attack on our officers in Times Square by migrants, coupled with a surge in crime, highlights a serious issue. Not collaborating with ICE only worsens the situation. We don’t need to import criminals. We need to deport them. https://t.co/Ihk3PLo4yD
Laws passed by the City Council under Bill de Blasio need to be repealed to restore cooperation with ICE to deport criminals. https://t.co/qzOPiqkpFd
.@NYCMayor repeatedly pressed on rolling back NYC laws that bar the NYPD from working with ICE after assault on cops. "I cannot use city resources based on the existing law, it is a question that should be presented to the council how do they want to move forward on this issue."
Calls for NYC to resume cooperation with ICE after attack on NYPD officers by group in Times Square https://t.co/lqtABpVpIe https://t.co/5YVd1AJvCE