Overview

• State Supreme Court Judge Mary Rosado issued a temporary restraining order preventing New York City from negotiating or implementing any agreement to allow ICE back onto Rikers Island.
• The restraining order, requested by the City Council, will remain in effect until a scheduled hearing on April 25, where both sides will present arguments.
• The lawsuit alleges Mayor Adams engaged in a quid pro quo with the Trump administration to drop federal corruption charges, a claim Adams has denied.
• Mayor Adams's Executive Order 50, signed in February, limits ICE's role at Rikers strictly to assisting with criminal investigations, excluding civil immigration enforcement.
• ICE was previously removed from Rikers in 2014 under sanctuary city laws enacted by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio, marking a significant policy reversal under Adams.