Council sues mayor over plan to bring ICE to Rikers
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The City Council on Tuesday sued Mayor Eric Adams and his administration over their plan to allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island.
Read MoreCity Council lays groundwork to sue mayor for bringing ICE to Rikers
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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.
Read MoreAdams allows ICE back on Rikers
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The Adams administration said late Tuesday that they will soon allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move critics say could violate New York City’s sanctuary city laws.
Read MoreDOC boss out of the loop on plan to bring ICE to Rikers
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Top officials at the Department of Correction said Friday that the mayor’s office has yet to speak with them about the potential return of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers to Rikers Island, despite Mayor Eric Adams announcing the change weeks ago.
Read MoreControversial Creedmoor migrant shelter to close
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The massive migrant shelter on the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in Eastern Queens will close in the coming weeks, state officials announced last week.
Read MoreQueens on edge as ICE makes arrests in the Bronx and Chicago
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Immigration advocacy groups and officials in the city and in Queens are on edge this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have made their way to the five boroughs.
Read MoreAs Adams welcomes Trump’s border czar, Queens migrants brace for impact
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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.
Read MoreAdvocates call for ICE to halt courthouse arrests during COVID-19 outbreak
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“The releasing of immigrants, halting of ICE enforcement, and closing of all immigration courts is a matter of urgent public safety.”
Read MoreTrump cites Queens murder case in anti-immigrant State of the Union speech
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The alleged rape and murder of 92-year-old Maria Fuertes reached the highest stage in the country Tuesday night.
Read MoreArraignment Thursday for man charged with killing 92-year-old woman in Richmond Hill
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Reeaz Khan allegedly attacked the victim, Maria Fuertes, near her home in Richmond Hill.
Read More‘She was our abuela’ — Richmond Hill remembers slain 92-year-old
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Her neighbors made clear that the woman’s death should not be used as a tool by ICE to promote anti-immigrant policies.
Read MoreActivists renew push to keep ICE out of courthouses
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At least seven people were arrested inside courthouses, including one in Queens Criminal Court, in 2019.
Read MoreImmigrant rights advocates outline 2020 legislative priorities
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The platform explicitly supports 10 bills that will be under consideration in the upcoming legislative session.
Read MoreFederal agents in armored military vehicle make arrest in Ridgewood
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The vehicle was spotted on Forest Avenue on Wednesday morning.
Read MoreJustice reform advocates vow to hold Katz accountable
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The Legal Aid Society urged Katz to stick to her campaign promises and abolish cash bail, establish a conviction review unit and not prosecute low-level crimes.
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