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Adrienne Adams: “New York City is a sanctuary city.”

Featuring: Adrienne Adams, Democratic | Speaker of the New York City Council, Former Candidate, New York State Senate

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Adrienne Adams Discusses Mayoral Candidacy and New York City Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 10:13

That's why I'm running, you know, you know, for this authority, because we cannot sit by and let, let unlawful things happen under the guise of this being the law when it's not. New York City is a sanctuary city. I'm, I'm fighting to make sure that it maintains the status of sanctuary city. And a lot of your listeners know who are listening, the mayor wants to erode that. (10:13–10:16)

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Asserts that New York City is designated as a sanctuary city.

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