Keep ICE Out of Rikers

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In the final days of his term, Mayor Adams vetoed a slew of bills passed by the New York City Council. One of them would make clear that ICE can’t open an office on Rikers Island for any purpose. Another would give the independent agency charged with investigating misconduct access to vital NYPD bodycam footage.

These bills are now on life support, and the City Council has just days to act.

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Tell the City Council to override Adams’s vetoes of these crucial bills.

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Speaker Julie Menin, Elsie Encarnacion (Immigration Chair), Oswald Feliz (Public Safety Chair), Nantasha Williams (Deputy Speaker), Shaun Abreu (Majority Leader), Kamillah Hanks (Majority Whip)

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Subject Keep ICE out of Rikers and hold the NYPD accountable

In the final days of his term, Mayor Adams vetoed a slew of bills passed by the New York City Council. One of them would make clear that ICE can’t open an office on Rikers Island for any purpose. Another would give the Civilian Complaint Review Board access to vital NYPD bodycam footage.

Now I’m writing to ask you to override the former Mayor’s vetoes of these two critical bills.

1) Keeping ICE Off Rikers

Last year, after President Trump’s Department of Justice dropped corruption charges against then Mayor Adams, his administration issued an executive order to allow ICE to open an office on Rikers.

ICE’s presence on Rikers would serve no legitimate purpose, and it would open the door to collusion between local law enforcement and lawless federal immigration officials.

Thankfully, Adams’s attempt to give ICE the keys to Rikers Island was blocked in the courts. But Adams’s efforts proved our laws need to make clear that ICE should never be allowed to set up shop on Rikers or any other Department of Correction-controlled property. Last year, the City Council passed Intro 1412-A doing just that, but Adams vetoed it.

2) Giving the CCRB Access to Bodycam Footage

Bodycam footage has proven to be a key tool for investigating reports of NYPD police misconduct. But CCRB investigators must request this footage from the NYPD, which has often delayed releasing it for so long that holding officers accountable becomes impossible.

Intro 1451-A vetoed by Adams would provide certain CCRB investigators with direct access to bodycam footage so that the NYPD won’t be able to hide it any longer.

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