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Eric Adams: “You call the police because you need help. Cops are not…”

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 03:44

You go to school, no one is going to throw you out of your classroom. You go to the hospital, no one's going to call ICE on you. You call the police because you need help. Cops are not going to call federal authorities on you. That's my job. My job. Once you leave, outside the scope of my job. You need to go to those agencies that handle. Tell me something. Did anyone. You call ice? (03:44–03:50)

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Asserts that police will not contact federal authorities when individuals seek help.

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