Adrienne Adams: “The council now has the authority to take the mayoral…”

“Your reaction to that? Well, my reaction to that, of course, is to do what the council did yesterday, and that is to pass a resolution saying that The council now has the authority to take the mayoral administration to court for violating sanctuary law. So do you think. I mean, do you think you have a shot? I absolutely do. The law of 2014 clearly stated that ice was not allowed to come back onto Rikers, to come to Rikers at all.” (00:23–00:36)

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