Overview

• State Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado issued a temporary restraining order barring any negotiations or agreements with ICE regarding Rikers Island until an April 25 hearing.
• The City Council filed a lawsuit accusing Mayor Adams of violating sanctuary laws and engaging in a quid pro quo with the Trump administration to drop corruption charges against him.
• Mayor Adams delegated the executive order to Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro to avoid conflict of interest allegations and emphasized ICE's role would be limited to criminal investigations, not civil immigration enforcement.
• The restraining order temporarily halts Adams' April 8 executive order, which sought to allow ICE to assist in gang and drug-related investigations at the jail complex.
• The April 25 hearing will determine whether the restraining order will be extended, modified, or vacated, as both sides present their arguments.