NYC Mayor Eric Adams Urges for Sanctuary City Status Modification
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proposed modifying the city’s sanctuary laws, stating that migrants who commit serious crimes should be deported and the city should be able to communicate with federal ICE agents. This follows a series of crimes allegedly committed by migrants. However, the city council has shown no interest in changing the laws, which were strengthened during the de Blasio administration, and the Legal Aid Society expressed concern that Adams’s proposal could lead to family separation and community division.
Mayor Eric Adams Supports Changing New York’s Sanctuary City Laws
Following a string of high-profile crimes believed to have been committed by migrants, New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams has expressed support for modifying the laws that establish New York as a sanctuary city.
Adams suggested on Tuesday that migrants who commit serious crimes ought to be deported, advocating for the city’s open communication with federal ICE agents.
The mayor stated at a news conference, “We should not permit individuals who repeatedly offend to stay here, and we must collaborate with ICE in this effort.”
This statement followed remarks made by Adams on Monday when he proposed that the sanctuary city law needed modification.
“If you commit a violent felony, we should be able to hand you over to ICE for deportation,” Adams stated on Monday.
Current laws bar the city from liaising with federal immigration authorities if a foreign national has been accused but not convicted of a crime.
Despite Mayor Adams’ comments, the New York City Council has shown no desire to amend the laws, strengthened in 2014 under the de Blasio administration. Nonetheless, some Republicans have welcomed the Mayor’s remarks.
City Councilman Joe Borelli commented, “It’s a welcome change.”
When asked for a statement, a City Council spokesperson confirmed they have no plans to revisit the sanctuary city laws.
The Legal Aid Society responded with concern, stating Mayor Adams’ proposal could lead to local law enforcement transferring New Yorkers merely suspected of crime to ICE, thereby disrupting local court proceedings and causing family separations.
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