Trump Team Could Play Role In Crafting Altered Sanctuary City Laws In Nyc

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggested Wednesday the incoming Trump administration could play a role in crafting alterations to sanctuary city laws.

The mayor has railed against local laws that limit the city’s cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and has recently hinted at pursuing executive action to supersede those statutes.

During an interview on FOX on Wednesday, the Democratic mayor suggested incoming border czar Tom Homan could have a say in the result. The two sat down to discuss migrants on Dec. 12.

“We both agreed on: violent individuals should not remain in our country,” Adams said. “We have laws here in the city on how that could be handled. My legal team is going to sit down with his legal team to make the determination if an executive order can change that.”

Adams added that one thing Homan would like is access to Rikers Island, a city jail facility that houses detainees awaiting trial. Current laws prohibit the city from allowing ICE to use municipal facilities.

“The law that was passed under the previous administration said that no ICE officer can be in any governmental building,” Adams said. “There are exceptions to that. We are looking at those exceptions.”

Kayla Mamelak Altus, a City Hall spokesperson, said the meeting between the teams of attorneys is simply to hash out what might be legally possible to achieve their shared goals and is not indicative that Homan will be crafting policy or any potential executive order.