On Tuesday, First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro issued Executive Order 50 to re-establish the ability for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island for criminal enforcement. This comes on the same day that top I.R.S. officials resigned after the agency took steps to share protected tax records for deportation efforts in a departure from decades of practice. The potential of the executive order was first announced in February following Mayor Adams’ meeting with border czar Tom Homan and after Department of Justice (DOJ) officials interfered in his criminal case. In response to the executive order, Speaker Adrienne Adams released the following statement.
“This executive order is deeply concerning, particularly given Judge Ho’s recent ruling on Mayor Adams’ corruption case, the attempted quid pro quo, and the series of highly troubling recent events between the Trump administration and our city’s mayor. It is hard not to see this action as connected to the dismissal of the Mayor’s case and his willingness to cooperate with Trump’s extreme deportation agenda that is removing residents without justification or due process. The mayor’s decision to compromise the City’s sovereignty, threaten chaos, and risk harm to our families ultimately resulted in the resignation of four deputy mayors.
“As we have made abundantly clear, Local Law 58 of 2014 has clear guidelines that prohibit the use of office space on Rikers for the enforcement of civil immigration enforcement. The Council is closely reviewing the order, and is prepared to defend against violations of the law to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.”
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