New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ (D) administration announced Tuesday that it would reopen Rikers Island to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a decade-long ban.
ICE previously had an office on the island, the site of a prison managed by the New York City’s Department of Correction, but it was ousted after the city formalized its sanctuary policy under former Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) in 2014.
‘This is about public safety and protecting all New Yorkers.’
At the time, de Blasio’s administration touted how its new bills would “dramatically reduce” the city’s cooperation with ICE, including removing law enforcement from “Rikers Islands and all City facilities.”
“Mass deportation has not only pulled apart thousands of New York City families, it has also undermined public safety in our communities
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