Overview

• Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Mary V. Rosado has temporarily enjoined New York City officials from facilitating ICE's return to Rikers Island until a May 29 hearing.
• The City Council argues the move violates the 2014 sanctuary law and stems from a corrupt deal between Mayor Adams and the Trump administration to drop federal corruption charges against him.
• Mayor Adams, who has recused himself from the issue, defends the plan as consistent with a carve-out in the sanctuary law allowing cooperation for criminal investigations.
• Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro signed the executive order enabling ICE's return, focusing on criminal investigations, gang activity, and drug trafficking.
• ICE's presence on Rikers was eliminated in 2014 under sanctuary city policies, drastically reducing city-assisted deportations from thousands annually to fewer than a dozen.