City Council lays groundwork to sue mayor for bringing ICE to Rikers

City Council lays groundwork to sue mayor for bringing ICE to Rikers

The City Council on Thursday laid the groundwork to sue the mayor over his administration’s controversial executive order allowing federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move that lawmakers say could be a violation of the city’s sanctuary city laws.

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As Adams welcomes Trump’s border czar, Queens migrants brace for impact

As Adams welcomes Trump’s border czar, Queens migrants brace for impact

With Donald Trump vowing mass deportations and Mayor Eric Adams meeting with the president-elect’s new “border czar,” Queens is poised to be the center of a fight over immigration.

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Pols call for immigration legal services boost as Trump builds deportation anxiety

Pols call for immigration legal services boost as Trump builds deportation anxiety

As fears of what a second Donal Trump presidency could mean for immigrants across the country grow, New York elected officials are using that anxiety to revitalize support for expanded immigrant legal representation and funding.

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