After weeks of confusing messaging on ICE raids, the mayor ordered his staff to stifle criticism of the feds and that he alone will make sure NYC doesn’t lose funding.
Mayor Eric Adams gathered his top commissioners and officials early Monday to give marching orders under the new administration: don’t criticize President Trump, don’t interfere with immigration enforcement and trust the mayor, multiple sources told THE CITY.
Trump has already threatened to pull federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities, where laws or policies limit local government cooperation with immigration enforcement. New York City’s laws allow cooperation with ICE only in limited instances involving people convicted of certain felonies, or with a judicial warrant.
Adams also told his top officials they needed to stop complaining about President Trump and move on because he was elected — which echoes what he’s repeatedly shared in press briefings. This is part of updated guidance sent to city employees today on what to do about in-person interactions with non-local law enforcement like ICE
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, who is also running for mayor, said Adams’ “irresponsible actions and words will only keep New Yorkers away from getting the services they need to survive, and undermine the sanctuary city policies that have been upheld by both Democratic and Republican mayors.”And Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani said that the mayor “has narrowed the focus of city government to a singular goal: keeping himself out of prison.
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