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Eric Adams: “Immigration enforcement is the job of federal authorities…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams Addresses Concerns Over NYPD's Role in Federal Immigration Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 02:14

He should be in seacot. Even though I don't handle the federal authorities, I can't make that Clear. I don't know why people can't fully grasp that Immigration enforcement is the job of federal authorities, not the mayor. My job is to take dangerous people off the street. That's what my police officers did. They took a person off the street that they charged with carrying a gun. (02:14–02:21)

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Asserts that immigration enforcement responsibilities lie with federal authorities, not the mayor.

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