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Eric Adams: “We don't participate in civil enforcement.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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

Published | Video Starts at 23:08

I said, go to school, have your children go to school, go to your Houses of worship, go to the hospital if you need care, call the police if you're a victim of a crime. We don't participate in civil enforcement. We were very clear. And so what we need to do is stop feeding into the uncertainty in the crisis. (23:08–23:11)

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Asserts that [the city administration] does not participate in civil enforcement related to immigration.

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