Mayor Adams to Top Commissioners: Don’t Criticize Trump, Don’t Interfere with Immigration Enforcement

Mayor Adams to Top Commissioners: Don’t Criticize Trump, Don’t Interfere with Immigration Enforcement

By Katie Honan, THE CITY | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / shutterstock.com 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 […]

Internal Memos Instruct New York City Government Employees to Block ICE Raids

Internal Memos Instruct New York City Government Employees to Block ICE Raids

By Greg B. Smith and Gwynne Hogan | THE CITY | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / shuttertsock.com Even as Mayor Eric Adams has ducked questions about Trump’s proposed mass deportations, agency employees have been told to block non-local law enforcement from city facilities. As President Donald Trump repealed years of precedent strongly discouraging immigration raids in schools, houses of worship, […]

NYC Eases up on 60-day Eviction Notices for Migrant Families with School-age Children

NYC Eases up on 60-day Eviction Notices for Migrant Families with School-age Children

By Alex Zimmerman, chalkbeat.org | Editorial credit: Lennox Wright / shutterstock.com  Some migrant families will get a reprieve from a widely criticized policy that evicted them from New York City shelters every 60 days, often disrupting their children’s schooling. Migrants living in city shelters have been required to reapply for beds every two months, sometimes necessitating […]