State and local Democratic Party elected officials across the country face a stark choice as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office next year: cooperate with Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan and his plan to deport criminal illegal immigrants, or defy federal law and face the wrath of voters. New York City Mayor Eric Adams wisely chose the first path.

When asked at a press conference Tuesday if he planned to cooperate or defy the Trump administration on mass deportations, Adams said he had every intention of working with the new Republican administration.