The decision is a blow to Mayor Eric Adams, who sought to help the Trump administration expand its immigration crackdown.

The order will prevent ICE and other federal agents from setting up shop at the jail complex until the NYC Council’s lawsuit ...

A judge has blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main ...

Federal immigration officials were again blocked from reopening an office at Rikers Island in a court ruling last Friday.State Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado granted a preliminary injunction blocki ...

“The assertions that returning ICE to Rikers Island is necessary to advance criminal investigations of dangerous gangs reeks of pretext. I know of no specific instance where ICE’s lack of ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado granted a preliminary injunction siding with the New York City Council. The group ...

Two prisoners died just over an hour apart Friday — one at Rikers Island, and one after a medical emergency on a bus en route ...

“We cannot allow everyone on Rikers Island, their family members and their communities to be at risk of these harms,” Philip added. In 2014, the City Council passed a law that prohibited ICE ...

RIKERS ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – A court hearing held in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday aimed to determine whether ICE and other federal agencies can set up shop on Rikers Island.

in a City Council lawsuit seeking to block the Adams administration from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement back onto Rikers Island. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams applauded the ...

open image in gallery The notorious jail complex on Rikers Island is legally set to close by August 2027, but Mayor Adams is reporting reconsidering the plans while granting ICE permission to open ...