Queens Daily Eagle1d
Man held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
A 38-year-old man named Ramel Powell became the first person to die on Rikers Island in 2025. The Department of Correction ...
Gothamist2d
Mayor Adams wants immigration officers back on Rikers. Can he do that?
Mayor Eric Adams announced last week that he is preparing an executive order that would welcome U.S. Immigration and Custom ...
Queens Chronicle1d
Adams says bring ICE back to Rikers
Mayor Adams seeks to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents back onto Rikers Island, he said in a statement ...
Former NY ICE official applauds ‘critical’ move to reopen Rikers Island to feds
A former assistant chief at New York’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office heralded Mayor Eric Adams’ vow to ...
NYC move to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island stirs passion on both sides
The reaction to the mayor’s deal with the Trump administration to re-open ICE immigration operations on Rikers Island has ...
The U.S. attorney general derides the merits of the Adams case in New York.
Attorney General Pam Bondi derided the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams of New York as “incredibly weak” on Thursday, as the ...
NYC mayor preps executive order allowing ICE agents into Rikers Island after meeting border czar
Border czar Tom Homan met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday in a sign of how the Trump administration has its ...
Homan pushes back on allegation on Adams case being ordered to be dropped for Rikers access
President Trump’s “border czar” on Sunday pushed back on allegations that prosecutors were ordered to dismiss charges against ...
Everything To Know About Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Plans—As Eric Adams Says ICE Agents Can Return To Rikers Island
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a press release he is "working on implementing an executive order that will ...