Eric Adams Considers Making End Run Around Dem-Controlled City Council To Shut Down Sanctuary Policies

New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed that his office is weighing options on how to maneuver around the Democrat-dominated city council in order to more freely crack down illegal migrant criminals.

Adams believes the city council has “made it clear” they are not interested in rolling back sanctuary city laws, so he is now considering executive action to allow for more local cooperation with 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a Sunday interview he gave with a local news outlet. The Democrat mayor, whose rhetoric has shifted rightward as he’s managed an ongoing migrant crisis and has since been hit with bribery charges, will also soon be meeting with Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar.

“I was saying those who are committing crimes in our city must be addressed,” Adams said on CBS News New York. “And we should change the current sanctuary city law to address that issue.”

“Well, the City Council made it clear they don’t want to change that,” the mayor continued. “They stated they’re not willing to change the sanctuary city law. I think they’re wrong. I have my teams looking at my power as executive orders.”

In a statement earlier in December, Democrat Council Member Robert Holden said “tough talk is good, but actions speak louder” in response to Adams’ announcement that he was to meet with Homan. Holden criticized the mayor for not paving the way for repealing sanctuary laws through his Charter Revision Commission, and called on him to show his commitment to the issue by reopening Rikers Island prison facility to ICE agents.