{"id":2484075,"date":"2025-09-09T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-court-strikes-down-adams-plan-to-bring-ice-into-rikers\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:58:08","slug":"new-york-court-strikes-down-adams-plan-to-bring-ice-into-rikers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-court-strikes-down-adams-plan-to-bring-ice-into-rikers\/","title":{"rendered":"New York court strikes down Adams plan to bring ICE into Rikers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-court-strikes-down-adams-plan-to-bring-ice-into-rikers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2484075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York Supreme Court has ruled against mayor Eric Adams&#8217; plan to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reopen an office at Rikers Island, blocking the reopening of ICE operations at the city&#8217;s largest correctional facility. This decision invalidates Adams&#8217; Executive order 50, which had aimed to expand cooperation with ICE despite New york City&#8217;s sanctuary policies.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Mary Rosado declared the order &#8220;null and void,&#8221; citing an impermissible conflict of interest, amid allegations that Adams had made a questionable deal with the Trump administration to dismiss a corruption case against him in exchange for ICE access. Adams denies wrongdoing, asserting that the case dismissal was politically motivated and unrelated to ICE cooperation. even though Adams delegated the issue to his deputy, Randy Mastro, the judge found this insufficient to remove the conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p>The New York City council praised the ruling, viewing it as a defense of sanctuary protections and civil rights. They also criticize Adams&#8217; cooperation with ICE, claiming it undermines community safety and due process. The mayor&#8217;s office plans to appeal the decision, maintaining that the executive order complies with local law and denies any actual conflict of interest. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New York court strikes down Adams plan to bring ICE into Rikers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2210087\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> New York<\/a> Supreme Court on Monday handed down a ruling barring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> from reopening an office<strong> <\/strong>at Rikers Island.<\/p>\n<p>The decision marks a blow to New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Adams<\/a>, who had attempted to sideline the Big Apple&rsquo;s sanctuary policies by backing executive orders in February and April<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3375054\/eric-adams-deputy-order-ice-rikers-island-avoid-quid-pro-quo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> granting ICE access to the prison island<\/a>, which holds the largest correctional facility in the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3798222\/patel-fbi-investigating-charlotte-train-stabbing-day-one\/\">Patel says FBI has been investigating Charlotte train stabbing &#8216;from day one&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3797846\/minneapolis-city-council-litigate-property-owner-homeless-encampment\/\">Minneapolis City Council ready to litigate against property owner who won&#8217;t clear homeless encampment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3797985\/trump-blame-stabbing-murder-roy-cooper-crime-policies\/\">Trump pins blame for murder of Iryna Zarutska on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-hospitalized-from-fentanyl-released-in-air-vents-at-ohio-detention-center\/\" title=\"7 Hospitalized from Fentanyl Released in Air Vents at Ohio Detention Center\">soft crime policies<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, Judge Mary Rosado, who had<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3387090\/judge-blocks-eric-adams-cooperating-ice-nyc-rikers-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> temporarily blocked <\/a>the mayor from allowing ICE to operate at the facility again earlier this year, declared Adams&rsquo;s Executive Order 50 &ldquo;null and void,&rdquo; writing in her decision this week that the mayor&rsquo;s act was an &ldquo;impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her statement comes amid accusations that Adams made a shady deal, described as &ldquo;quid pro quo,&rdquo; with the White House in which the Trump administration agreed to dismiss a corruption case against the mayor if he agreed to expand cooperation with ICE.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adams has denied any allegations of impropriety, arguing that Trump&rsquo;s Justice Department only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3320409\/eric-adams-expands-cooperation-ice-rikers-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped the case in February <\/a>because the previous DOJ had weaponized the system against the mayor for political reasons due to his resistance to the Biden administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-expands-nyc-cooperation-with-ice-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Eric ... expands NYC cooperation with ... - Washington Examiner\">relaxed illegal immigration policies<\/a>. After Adams first issued an executive order regarding ICE access to the Rikers facility in February, the mayor&rsquo;s office directed his deputy in April to sign another executive order permitting federal immigration agents to open an office on the prison island, which he hoped would tamp down allegations of quid pro quo.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rosado ruled that the move was insufficient. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The argument that the conflict was cleansed by delegating to First Deputy Mayor [Randy] Mastro is farcical,&rdquo; she wrote in her decision. &ldquo;First Deputy Mayor Mastro is not independent of Mayor Adams.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>City Hall plans to appeal Rosado&rsquo;s ruling, with Mastro saying that the mayor&rsquo;s office &ldquo;vehemently disagrees&rdquo; with the judge&rsquo;s decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s be clear: at no point does the judge dispute that the substance of our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >executive order fully complies<\/a> with local law &mdash; that&rsquo;s because it does,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;There is also no actual conflict of interest here, and the mayor responded to the appearance of a conflict by delegating this issue to me as his first deputy mayor.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is also no actual conflict of interest here, and the mayor responded to the appearance of a conflict by delegating this issue to me as his first deputy mayor &mdash; whom the judge herself described as an &lsquo;accomplished and highly educated attorney&rsquo; &mdash; and I acted entirely independently of the mayor,&rdquo; Mastro continued in his statement. &ldquo;It is a shame that we can&rsquo;t put politics aside and allow the executive branch to do its job of making New York City as safe as possible for the 8.5 million New Yorkers who call this city home.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A supportive crowd reacts as New York City mayor Eric Adams speaks during an interfaith breakfast event in New York, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3320409\/eric-adams-expands-cooperation-ice-rikers-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERIC ADAMS EXPANDS COOPERATION WITH ICE, SIDELINES NYC SANCTUARY CITY PROTECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The New York City Council, which has criticized Adams&rsquo;s cooperation with ICE due to claims of quid pro quo and concerns it violates the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-removing-noncitizens-from-census-would-affect-elections\/\" title=\"Trump Removing Noncitizens From Census Would Affect Elections\">sanctuary policies protecting<\/a> those without legal status, issued its own statement Monday praising Rosado&rsquo;s decision as a &ldquo;major win.&rdquo; The council sued the mayor over the order in April.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s political agenda of using ICE to disappear residents without due process and separate families harms our communities and undermines our collective safety,&rdquo; said New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, Criminal Justice Committee Chair Sandy Nurse, and Immigration Committee Chair Alexa Avil&eacute;s. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re pleased that the court recognized Mayor Adams and Randy Mastro&rsquo;s attempt to do Trump&rsquo;s bidding and betray their obligation to New Yorkers as unlawful. This decision protects the civil rights of all New Yorkers from being violated and makes our city safer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NY court blocks Adams&#8217; plan to bring ICE into Rikers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2484076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25090576755808.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62921,33740,32120],"class_list":["post-2484075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-adams-plan","tag-court-ruling","tag-new-york"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25090576755808.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484075"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484080,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484075\/revisions\/2484080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}