NYC COUNCIL MOVES TO PERMANENTLY BAN ICE FROM RIKERS AFTER COURT VOIDED ADAMS ORDER

NYC Councilmember Tiffany Cabán introduced a bill to permanently bar ICE from operating on Department of Correction property, including Rikers Island, and to override conflicting mayoral orders or MOUs. The move follows a judge’s ruling that Mayor Adams’ order allowing an ICE office on Rikers was illegal due to an appearance of conflict of interest; the administration has appealed. The bill has 25 co-sponsors and support from the Public Advocate, Comptroller, and Brooklyn Borough President, signaling a shift from courtroom fight to legislative entrenchment against ICE access to city jails.