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New York City Council weighs lawsuit to block ICE from Rikers Island
The Democratic-led New York City Council is planning to challenge Mayor Eric Adams' move to allow federal immigration agents ...
Adams admin reopens NYC’s Rikers Island jail to ICE — fulfilling key demand by Trump border czar
The executive order, issued late Thursday night, will immediately allow immigration officials to reopen offices on the island ...
5 Rikers Detainees Have Already Died This Year as Crisis Worsens
Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is fighting to keep control of the troubled complex and other New York City lockups that ...
Rikers detainee who ‘suddenly became unwell’ and died had been sick for days
The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...
Rikers inmate dies in ‘medical emergency,’ is fifth convict to die in custody in less than two months
A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting ... Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed after a medical ...
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New Rikers Report Offers Urgent Roadmap Amid Growing Population and Delays
A newly-released report from the Independent Rikers Commission—commonly known as the Lippman Commission—lays out an urgent ...
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Another death in custody at Rikers, officials said — jail on track to outpace last year
Ramel Powell, 38, and Sonia Reyes, 55, both died on Rikers Island earlier this year. Terrence Moore, 55, died in Department ...
NYC lets immigration officials open an office at Rikers jail, a priority for Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams ‘ administration is allowing federal immigration officials to operate at ...