NYC Mayor Adams’ Rikers ICE Office Plan Illegal, Judge Says (1)

The Trump administration and New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ (D) plan to open an immigration office on Rikers Island is illegal, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday.

The ruling follows raids conducted by federal immigration agents across Boston and nearby communities, with a potential crackdown against Chicago looming.

“There’s no question that Adams’ participation represented a conflict of interest,” and the mayor’s “failure to recuse himself fully tainted the entire process” by which the plan was issued, New York Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado said.

The judge declared the plan null and void, siding with the New York City ...