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Eric Adams: “People running around saying ICE was in our churches, lie.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives

Published April 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 22:47

You know, people run around saying that ICE was in our schools. That was just a lie. People running around saying ICE was in our churches, lie. You know, that there were roundups and sweeps happening in our city. It's just a lie. I was very clear. I did not waver. (22:47–22:51)

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Asserts that claims of ICE presence in churches are false.

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“For the first three months of the year, we saw the lowest number of shootings in recorded history in a quarter.”
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“21,000 guns removed off our streets, including 57 untraceable ghost guns.”
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“We increased the minimum pay rate for app based delivery workers once again. This time up to $21.44 per hour.”
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“Before we got into office, the pay rate was $5.39 per hour.”
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“That's putting in the last two years $700 million in wages to these delivery workers.”
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“$19 billion in small business on women and minority owned businesses in this administration.”
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“We got 65 million tourists that came to this city, second largest in the city history.”
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“In a two year rollout, the amount of composting material diverted from landfill went up 65%.”
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“We had five straight quarters with decreasing crime.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 01:05-01:11
“This quarter, we reduced murders by 34% in shootings, 34% in murders, 23% in shootings.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 02:58-03:07
“Transit crime went down by 18% as well.”
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“We came together and put together a retail theft task force and the numbers are showing 8% decrease year to date.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 03:17-03:26
“In March alone we saw decreases in six of the seven major crime categories.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 03:46-03:54
“For the 16th time during this administration, they kept us at a double A category rating for general obligation bonds.”
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“More jobs in the city history. Second largest tourism in the city history.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 06:11-06:17
“We are putting $30 billion back in the pockets of everyday New Yorkers.”
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“They're trying to claw back 200 million, and we are fighting for that 200 million.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 07:27-07:35
“The corporation Council has already taken action for that 200 million.”
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“We lost in the previous administration compared to 200 million. We're going to fight for every penny, no matter what it is.”
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“My ask of the Biden administration was, secure the borders.”
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“This administration is securing the borders.”
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“My ask of the Biden administration is, let's go after those Dangerous gang members that are creating violent crimes among migrants and…”
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“This administration is doing that.”
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“We're clear. We cannot collaborate for immigrant deportation.”
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“We are Corp. Council is taking legal action.”
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“We want that 80 million. We believe we deserve it.”
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“As well as the BRIC money, which is about 300 million, we believe we deserve that.”
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“New Yorkers deserve every penny for we were forced to handle a federal problem.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 13:35-13:42
“New York was getting thousands of migrants and asylum seekers in the city spending billions of dollars.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 14:26-14:33
“The current president administration taking $200 million.”
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“Prior to city of. Yes, they were able to do so.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 19:43-19:50
“This is zone. Zone to be allowed to do.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 20:06-20:12
“People run around saying that ICE was in our schools. That was just a lie.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 22:43-22:48
“There were roundups and sweeps happening in our city. It's just a lie.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 22:52-22:57
“We don't participate in civil enforcement.”
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“I have the first commissioner that's a dreamer.”
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“We have the strongest discrimination laws in the country right here in New York.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 26:18-26:25
“We believe we should not have lost our matching funds.”
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“We're not allowed to collaborate for civil enforcement, period.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 29:49-29:56
“We did not turn over anything and we don't collaborate for civil enforcement.”
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“What I said Governor Abbott did was wrong.”
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“Even the federal government was sending people here.”
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“It was Wrong for cities to pick up the weight of a national problem.”
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“Affordability is an issue for everyday New Yorkers.”
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“Wealth has been accumulated in the highest level of people in the country.”
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“I'm criticizing losing 200 million.”
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“I got Joe Biden, the president, to come to New York when we were dealing with a real crime problem.”
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“We did not have an ATF head. We brought him here and we sat down and we met with our NYPD personnel.”
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“We were able to get additional funding because of that.”
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“We went from 230,000 migrants and asylum seekers. Bus loads coming in continuously. We have a secure border now.”
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“The numbers have trickled down to a substantial state collaboration with Homeland Security Secretary in ICE.”
New York City Mayor's Press Conference on Crime Reduction, Migrant Crisis, and Economic Initiatives | Uploaded April 8, 2025 | 40:16-40:25
“We don't see ICE in our schools. We don't see ICE in our churches.”
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“I'm the mayor of the largest city in America.”
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“The hotel industry has done well under this administration.”
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“We're the safest big city in America.”
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“Everybody talked about it having a citywide composting program. We were able to accomplish it.”
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