NYC’s cooperation with federal immigration agents could look different under Eric Adams

Published January 22, 2025 5:28pm ET



As President Donald Trump’s administration prepares to execute his vision of the “largest deportation operation in American history,” federal operations in the country’s largest city could look different than they did in his first administration.

While New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicated that some of the city’s provisions under its longtime status as a sanctuary city should be reexamined, he additionally has a new liking to Trump, perhaps because he is hoping for a pardon as he stares down a federal indictment, or because he is truly ready to work with the Trump administration on immigration. 

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