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New York City is allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to its Rikers Island prison following recent demands placed on Mayor Eric Adams by the Trump administration.
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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said the Rikers decision is among a series of “highly troubling recent events” since Adams' criminal charges were dropped.
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The move allows federal immigration officials to open an office inside the jail complex, but only to assist in criminal investigations-not civil immigration enforcement, according to officials.

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