Overview

• State Supreme Court Judge Mary Rosado issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting New York City officials from negotiating, signing, or implementing any agreements with ICE regarding Rikers Island.
• The order, requested by the City Council, will remain in effect until at least April 25, when both sides will present their arguments in court.
• The City Council's lawsuit alleges Mayor Eric Adams engaged in a corrupt quid pro quo with the Trump administration to drop federal corruption charges in exchange for ICE access to Rikers, a claim Adams denies.
• Mayor Adams has stated that ICE’s role would be limited to assisting with criminal investigations and would not involve civil immigration enforcement, in line with New York City’s sanctuary policies.
• Rikers Island has been off-limits to ICE since 2014 under sanctuary laws implemented by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio, but Adams seeks to reverse this through an executive order signed by Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.