Court hearing to determine if ICE can have office on Rikers Island

RIKERS ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – A court hearing that will be held in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday aims to determine whether ICE and other federal agencies can set up shop on Rikers Island.

The Adams administration is pushing for an ICE office, with Mayor Eric Adams arguing that putting federal agents on Rikers Island will help get violent criminals out of New York City.

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"We are moving full steam ahead to have these federal authorities on the island,"...