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Eric Adams: “We're not going to collaborate if it comes down to civil…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Leadership Discuss Crime Reduction and Public Safety in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 49:35

ICE is a federal law enforcement agency. It is not some illegal entity. This administration will collaborate with our federal agencies when it comes to criminal behavior. We're not going to collaborate if it comes down to civil enforcement. The law doesn't allow us to do that. And anyone that is elected or not should never interfere with federal authorities carrying out their function. Because if someone doesn't like ice, what happens if you don't like the irs? (49:35–49:42)

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Asserts that the administration will not collaborate on civil enforcement due to legal restrictions.

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