"NYC Mayor Eric Adams Urges Changes to Sanctuary City Status"

NYC Mayor Eric Adams is calling for a modification of the city's sanctuary city status, stating that migrants who commit serious crimes should be deported and that the city should be able to collaborate with federal ICE agents. Existing laws prohibit the city from cooperating with federal immigration authorities if a foreign national has been charged with a crime but not convicted. While some Republicans welcomed the mayor's remarks, the Legal Aid Society expressed alarm, stating that it would result in local law enforcement being able to transfer New Yorkers merely suspected of a crime to ICE, perpetuating family separation and dividing communities.