Democrat Judge Declares Mayor Adams’ Order Allowing ICE On Rikers Island Illegal
A Manhattan judge on Monday struck down an executive order by New York City Mayor Eric Adams that allowed immigration agents onto Rikers Island. New York State Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado declared Executive Order…
A Manhattan judge on Monday struck down an executive order by New York City Mayor Eric Adams that allowed Immigration agents onto Rikers Island.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado declared Executive Order No. 50 — a decree that reopened an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office on the Rikers Island prison complex — to be unlawful and void, according to court documents. In a scathing 7-page ruling, the Democrat judge suggested the order was tainted by the “appearance” of a conflict of interest between the Trump administration and Adams.
“The timeline of public statements and the ongoing criminal prosecution so clearly demonstrate an impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest,” Rosado said, referring to Adams’ decision to allow ICE agents back into the mega-prison after federal prosecutors dropped a criminal investigation into his office.
“The appearance of this conflict and Mayor Adams’ failure to recuse himself fully tainted the entire process by which Executive Order No. 50 was issued, making it null and void,” the judge continued.
A spokesperson for Adams’ office did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation about Rosado’s ruling.