This Valentine's Day marked an unexpected partnership between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan on Fox & Friends. They announced an agreement that permits federal immigration agents access to Rikers Island, contrasting Adams's earlier promises to protect immigrants. This decision aligns with a broader effort by the Trump administration to limit sanctuary city protections and to pursue stricter immigration enforcement. The shift in Adams's stance signifies a significant political transformation in response to rising migrant inflows and federal pressure against sanctuary policies.
The surprise agreement came as the newly installed leaders of Trump's Department of Justice were making an extraordinary push to dismiss criminal corruption charges that the agency had been pursuing against Adams.
Let's be clear: I'm not standing in the way. I'm collaborating. Adams's TV appearance with Homan was the culmination of a years-long shift.
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