New York City Mayor Eric Adams has made a significant policy shift by calling for changes to the city's sanctuary city laws, advocating for the deportation of illegal immigrants who commit felonies. This move, aimed at modifying laws that prevent local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities (ICE), marks a departure from the policies of previous administrations since 1989. The mayor's statement comes in response to a migrant crisis that has seen nearly 200,000 migrants arrive in the city over the last 18 months, overwhelming social services. Adams stated, "If you commit a felony, a violent act, we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported." The policy change is intended to address public safety concerns and the strain on city resources. The mayor's call for reform has sparked a wide range of reactions, including support from conservative voices and criticism from local GOP politicians and others who accuse the NYC Council of being out of touch for resisting these changes. Additionally, the FBI has raided the home of a longtime aide to Mayor Adams, though it's not immediately clear if this is directly related to the sanctuary city policy discussions.
UPDATE: In addition to Winnie Greco's Bronx homes, the FBI also raided the New World Mall in Flushing today, where @NYCMayor had many fundraisers https://t.co/6WDw2NGG4X @biancapallaro @yoavgonen
Federal agents raided a Bronx home owned by a top advisor to Mayor Eric Adams The raid was carried out at a Pelham Bay property owned by Winnie Greco, an Adams fundraiser who has served as special advisor and director of Asian Affairs since he took office https://t.co/1tj4xFhxWV
BREAKING: FBI agents have just raided the Bronx home of Winnie Greco, a top aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, amid a probe into her alleged misuse of job perks. WATCH https://t.co/SETR95eFPc
NEW: FBI raids home of top aide to Eric Adams just days after NYC Mayor called for changes in sanctuary city laws https://t.co/dyklR1v6oC https://t.co/dyklR1v6oC
NYC Mayor Eric Adams finally admitted that NYC needs to modify its sanctuary city laws and start deporting immigrants who commit felonies. IT’S ABOUT TIME. There will be a LOT of deportees. BIDEN’S OPEN BORDERS + SANCTUARY CITIES = LOTS OF PROBLEMS. https://t.co/XO65ru7KZQ
Home of top NYC Mayor Eric Adams aide Winnie Greco raided by FBI: sources https://t.co/6KLqAq8UoU
FBI raids home of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' aide https://t.co/1JWPZHEuFU
FBI agents spotted raiding home of top aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams https://t.co/4gw4T0CFAr
FBI raids home owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. https://t.co/npPYynKLPL https://t.co/2LcwejQPvL
Eric Adams' Asian affairs liaison Winnie Greco's home 'is raided by FBI' https://t.co/x7V1NZwS1d https://t.co/o6WdlPkLFs
JUST IN: Home of Top Eric Adams Aide Raided by FBI Two Days After NYC Mayor Calls For Changes to Sanctuary City Law So Criminal Aliens Can be Deported via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/UtAeH3K5lL
#lisaeversreport NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS @nycmayor says it is time to revise the sanctuary city laws which prohibit the @nypd from turning over migrant suspects to the feds like ICE so they can be returned to their home country. The mayor says while the vast majority of migrants… https://t.co/xuybT7tpZq
The home of Winnie Greco, a top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, had her Bronx home raided by the FBI on Thursday, the New York Post reported, citing a police source. https://t.co/2sldJnm4Y5
Breaking News: FBI agents on Thursday searched two houses owned by Winnie Greco, a close aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. https://t.co/wPFWh08Pxc
🚨#BREAKING: F.B.I agents raid Bronx home of top NYC Mayor Eric Adams aide The FBI conducted authorized law enforcement activity at the Bronx residence of Mayor Adams' aide Winnie Greco Winnie Greco, Mayor Adams' director of Asian Affairs, is under a Department of Investigation… https://t.co/KJnFlqXrUk
The FBI carried out a search Thursday at the Bronx home of Winnie Greco, the director of Asian affairs for New York City Mayor Eric Adams. https://t.co/DUH9d1BLml
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: FBI RAID HOME OF NEW YORK CITY MAYOR’S AIDE They are investigating claims Winnie Greco misused her position, offering a campaign worker a job in return for renovating her kitchen. Source: Daily Mail https://t.co/7RDRP1W40w
BREAKING -- Home of top Eric Adams aide raided by FBI. https://t.co/tk0UNpWjw5
BREAKING: The FBI has raided the Brooklyn home of Winnie Greco, a top aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Just three days ago, Mayor Eric Adams called for changes to his city's sanctuary city laws. In November 2023, the FBI raided the home of Adams's chief fundraiser, prompting him… https://t.co/tIJ0Js5CfW
🚨#BREAKING: The FBI is currently raiding home of longtime Eric Adams aide in New York City as they are putting boxes into their cars https://t.co/0DJp90J96D
BREAKING: FBI raids home of longtime Eric Adams aide in NYC https://t.co/rtUkRWz8nt
BREAKING: FBI Agents Raid Bronx Home of Aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams • FBI agents raided the Bronx residence of Winnie Greco, a top aide to Mayor Eric Adams, on Thursday morning. • The raid took place at the Pelham Bay home of Greco, who is currently under investigation by… https://t.co/jjfYGaA52e
Winnie Greco has been an ally of Adams’ going back a decade, serving as a liaison, and fundraiser, to Chinese American communities. It seems unlikely - but possible - this FBI raid is directly connected to the previous investigation touching the mayor. https://t.co/lIaeyHoBaz
Mayor Eric Adams calls for an end to sanctuary cities as New York City struggles with the burden of nearly 200,000 migrant arrivals in the last 18 months. https://t.co/HwoYWwHEwo #sanctuarycities #newyorkcity #IllegalImmigrants #bordercrisis #news3now #localnews8
I'm gratified to hear the Mayor call for increased coordination between NYC and ICE. Anyone in this country who commits a crime should be immediately deported, period. It is absurd that this was ever a debate. Sanctuary rules were initially just a simple mechanism to make… https://t.co/g97swMNFas
FBI raids home of longtime Eric Adams aide https://t.co/CEGcL7epaN
Today the FBI raided a Bronx house owned by Winnie Greco, who has been the subject of a series of articles in @THECITYNY about her unusual work for @NYCMayor as a fundraiser and more. https://t.co/FJzClJFqtj
FBI searches the home of another Mayor Adams aide, officials confirm https://t.co/XsAYAb2pwI
NEW: FBI raids house of mayoral aide and fundraiser Winnie Greco, which follows investigations by @THECITYNY https://t.co/6WDw2NG8fp @yoavgonen @biancapallaro
Home of top Eric Adams aide raided by FBI: sources https://t.co/S3vJRLc9wf https://t.co/DG2XBvS6Dd
My colleague @VickieforNYC and I applaud the latest calls by @NYCMayor to expand cooperation with ICE and modify NYC's sanctuary status. Violent migrant offenders need to be deported immediately. See our joint statement below! https://t.co/FtvR6z0Pqf
FBI carried out 'court-authorized law enforcement activity' at 1447 Gillespie Ave. in the Bronx It's the home of Mayor Adams’ top aide Winnie Greco https://t.co/dTqqHuKy14
According to @News12, federal agents have raided the Bronx home of Winnie Greco, a top aide to @NYCMayor https://t.co/UAyl4KJqt7 This would make Greco the third person sitting at the Table of Success to have their home searched by the feds: https://t.co/ZnUdnKNody
"An FBI investigation occurred Thursday inside a Pelham Bay home owned by one of Mayor Eric Adams’ top advisors....New York City’s Department of Finance data shows that the home is owned by Winnie Greco, a senior advisor to Adams." https://t.co/BO6Iuked9m via @News12BX
Per @News12, Winnie Greco's Bronx home was raided -- https://t.co/OVUqeJVZED Background from @THECITYNY https://t.co/ICe6DC2uJD https://t.co/D9zYe3Uifo
NYC Council reacts to calls for 'sanctuary' city status to be ditched after wave of illegal migrant crimes https://t.co/oO7EIvXQLi
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for a change in the city's sanctuary laws as the city continues to buckle under the pressure of... Read more: https://t.co/bS7gGiLb4I ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
New York Mayor calls for review of sanctuary city policy amid rising migrant crime Eric Adams proposes changes to allow deportation of violent criminals, citing recent attacks on police officers. https://t.co/QBaaH1LTmq
Mayor Eric Adams calls for an end to sanctuary cities as Big Apple struggles https://t.co/ceJppHd5PF https://t.co/7K6zBON7NU
Mayor Adams' comments represent a shift from three decades of New York City mayoral administrations, which began supporting sanctuary city policies in 1989. https://t.co/erpNWAvp19
NYC’s Adams sees the light on lunatic sanctuary laws https://t.co/JDCO286wNZ https://t.co/OVq62uYcph
UPDATE: Mayor Adams recently sounded off on NYC's sanctuary laws, saying he supports working with federal immigration officials. On Wednesday, he spoke live on CBS New York about it. @jennbisramtv has the latest. https://t.co/Bb9dLDy9cZ
Eric Adams demands New York walk back “sanctuary city” status so criminals can be deported https://t.co/fZz9Kr9O6L https://t.co/fZz9Kr9O6L
NYC Council blasted as ‘out of touch’ by local GOP politicians for swatting down Mayor Eric Adams’ ‘harmful’ call to change sanctuary policy to deport migrants accused of crime https://t.co/Nv4OfapWPE https://t.co/qeBtqK5RWl
Mayor Adams says New York City’s 'sanctuary' status needs to be modified Adams' remarks come during rising concerns about crime in New York City amid a surge of migrants who have flocked to the city over the past year. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/TR40kE2dyD
NYC Mayor Eric Adams sharply critical of city’s current sanctuary protections, saying public safety impeded https://t.co/XUPm2EfAk4
Mayor Eric Adams Calls for the Deportation of Migrants Who 'Are Repeatedly Committing Crimes' https://t.co/SoYWgs6Aen
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is slamming the city's sanctuary laws, saying he supports working with federal immigration officials. Read here: https://t.co/Bb9dLDy9cZ https://t.co/NIl1rsXwIQ
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wants To Change 'Sanctuary City' Status. Read more: https://t.co/0V57Y3BxoS New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for a change in the city's sanctuary laws as the city c...
UPDATE: Mayor Adams is slamming New York City's sanctuary laws, saying he supports working with federal immigration officials. @Christinafantv reports. https://t.co/Bb9dLDy9cZ
The mayor is begging lawmakers to allow asylum-seeking criminals to be deported. Eric Adams demands New York walk back ‘sanctuary city’ status so criminals can be deported https://t.co/TV1c4gdBoh
NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for an END to sanctuary cities as Big Apple struggles to care for close to 200k migrants who've arrived in last 18 months . https://t.co/4p2eGKV9ba
.@NYCmayor Eric Adams demands change to sanctuary laws for immigrants who commit violent crimes https://t.co/9RtZwGUIC2 https://t.co/9RtZwGUIC2
NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS DOUBLES DOWN ON CALL FOR CHANGES TO CITY'S 'SANCTUARY' STATUS AMID MIGRANT CRISIS (Fox News) New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday doubled down while speaking to a group at a town hall meeting in Canarsie, Brooklyn, saying the sanctuary city law needs to… https://t.co/yPLMnCcMLH
Looks like the Sanctuary City status law falls in the hands of the NYC council to modify. Recently, the NYC Mayor Eric Adams stated he wanted to deport migrants who are committing violent felony to be turned over to ICE . https://t.co/ystyC97znC
NYC mayor continues calls for sanctuary city amendment to allow deportation of violent illegal immigrants https://t.co/aYD4PaHXRc
Pigs Fly: New York City Mayor Adams Calls for Changes to Sanctuary City Law via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/6gRLvYbGPN
Eric Adams calls for an END to sanctuary cities as New York City struggles to care for close to 200,000 migrants https://t.co/ICZppPgGYa https://t.co/CKVjDdqZDI
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is challenging the city's sanctuary laws, saying he would support cooperating with federal immigration officials. @Christinafantv has more on his comments. https://t.co/Bb9dLDy9cZ
Mayor Eric Adams intensifies push for changes to laws that make New York a sanctuary city https://t.co/nOoQl7rgXG https://t.co/sCTCs8NCwY
NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for an end to sanctuary city status after 200,000 migrants arrive in the past 18 months, overwhelming social services. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/35XJqgRwJA
New York City mayor calls for modification of sanctuary city law https://t.co/fZpbfS9q9o https://t.co/rU0DL5fV3Z
NYC mayor calls for modifying sanctuary city status https://t.co/azpXK3m2Ep https://t.co/SjYNQtLdqJ
The headline reads . " Adams calls for change to New York City’s sanctuary city laws in harshest statement yet " . I'd say the mayor made a great statement, and any migrant who committed a violent felony should be kicked out of the US . https://t.co/AxzMCfylQi
Adams calls for change to New York City's sanctuary city laws in harshest statement yet https://t.co/Li7Hwff5Xa
Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that migrants who commit serious crimes should be deported and the city should be able to communicate with federal ICE agents. https://t.co/19JdyPs06T
JUST IN: Mayor Eric Adams appeared to support a modification of laws that make New York a sanctuary city. "If you commit a felony, a violent act, we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported," Adams said Monday. https://t.co/GSNvT5UtPh https://t.co/QNDAauvjhq
JUST IN: After a series of well-publicized crimes allegedly committed by migrants, Mayor Eric Adams appeared to support a modification of laws that make New York a sanctuary city. https://t.co/LlsJND6P0a
Mayor Eric Adams appears to call for modifying New York City's sanctuary city status https://t.co/QSqEiQrXVh https://t.co/5k1rLKnW8q
I appreciate @NYCMayor agreeing with commonsense New Yorkers that illegal immigrants who commit crimes in our city should be deported. If he’s serious about changing the city’s sanctuary laws, he should take executive action or give the City Council legislation to repeal the… https://t.co/RGcL37SyYl
Mayor Adams says NYC must 'modify sanctuary city law' to facilitate deportation of law-breaking migrants https://t.co/VIxzzekEH4 https://t.co/w53Q1BPMMR
NEW: Ashley Moody sounds off on NYC Mayor Eric Adams demanding a reversal of his city’s migrant "sanctuary" policy @AGAshleyMoody: "Welcome to reality." https://t.co/RbZEt4bcOP
Mayor Adams comes out in favor of modifying NYC sanctuary status laws Lending his support to growing chorus of mostly conservative voices who have called for abolishing immigration protections in the wake of several high-profile crimes involving migrants https://t.co/h26C9pkmkU
Wow. NYC Mayor Eric Adams is calling for NYC’s sanctuary city law to be changed so that criminal illegal aliens can be deported. Democrats don’t even want to live under their policies. https://t.co/izwPI95NrY
NYC Mayor Eric Adams doubles down on call for changes to city's 'sanctuary' status amid migrant crisis https://t.co/SRcKGFwVMz
Wow! Mayor Adams is asking for a change in New York City’s sanctuary city law. Good for him. Now he needs to go all the way and move to abolish it. Sanctuary cities kill. https://t.co/JrK3YjZwYr
BREAKING: NYC Mayor Eric Adams is now calling for NYC’s sanctuary city law to be changed so that some illegal immigrants who commit felonies can be turned over to ICE for deportation. https://t.co/qK4JIkyrab
BREAKING: A stunning turnaround from NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who is now calling for NYC’s sanctuary city law to be changed so that some illegal immigrants who commit felonies can be turned over to ICE for deportation. https://t.co/h0N7UqOnM7