Immigration activists in New York City on Thursday condemned Mayor Eric Adam's meeting with Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, accusing him of “cooperating” with the new administration.
“Mayor Adams is working with President Trump's border czar Tom Homan to protect New York City's existing policies and values as a sanctuary city,” said Murad Awadeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition. It is despicable that they continue to avoid responsibility.” statement.
Mr. Adams is scheduled to meet with Mr. Homan on Thursday afternoon. Adams said he wanted to sit down with Homan and discuss cooperation, especially on deporting violent criminals. Homan has repeatedly said that threats to public safety will be a priority in the expected mass deportation campaign.
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“I'm not going to fight this administration. I'm going to work with this administration,” Adams said last week. “President Trump is the president-elect, and whoever he chooses to run his agency. I look forward to sitting down and thinking about how to improve New York.”
“I want to talk to the Border Emperor and find out what his plans are. If we have common ground, we can work together. And I “I strongly believe that the history of “is sitting down with people across the aisle, with different ideas and ideas,'' he said. Said. “I believe I have some ideas that can address this problem and do what the American people have been telling us to do: secure our borders and commit acts of violence at home. We're going to be able to deal with people and make sure we protect our people.'' It's going to be safe. ”
But he also made clear that law-abiding immigrants “should not be rounded up in the middle of the night.”
Mr. Adams also left a message for his left-wing critics: “Please cancel me.”
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FILE – New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to reporters after a press conference Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
“Well, please cancel, because I'm going to protect the people of this city, so if you come to this country, to this city, and try to harm innocent New Yorkers, innocent immigrants, asylum seekers. If you're thinking, “Please don't do this,'' this is not the mayor you want the city to be under,'' he said.
However, this did not stop the meeting from being criticized by activist groups.
“New Yorkers know that under Homan, ICE will brutally target and demonize immigrants, and will be used to divide us and further endanger all New Yorkers,” Awadeh said. . “Many may remember that in 2020, ICE actions in a residential neighborhood in Brooklyn resulted in gunfire and street brawls in which an immigrant New Yorker was shot in the face.”
“Subjecting immigrants to arrest and deportation is devastating and diverts resources from efforts that actually promote safety and well-being,” he continued. “Mayor Adams has a duty to all New York families to maintain public safety by refusing to participate in ICE's cruel and politicized immigration program.”
“Study after study shows that cities with large immigrant populations are safer than cities with fewer immigrants, and that places with sanctuary policies have lower crime rates.” He is putting his political self-interest ahead of the needs and public safety of New Yorkers,” Awadeh added.
Michael Blake, a former Democratic National Committee vice chairman and New York mayoral candidate, called future talks between Homan and Adams “wrong” and “unjust” and said if Homan were elected mayor, “all will be at the table,” he added. .
Homan, meanwhile, said last week that he was open to talks with Adams.
“I would be happy to meet with him, and I would be happy to meet with anyone who works with us to make our community safer.” Homan said He was contacted by the Adams administration and appeared on “America's Newsroom.”
“It's important that we thoroughly prioritize threats to public safety. Work with us. It will make our communities safer. It will keep my officers safe. It keeps our communities safe. Let's work together to get this done.”
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Adams has taken a tougher approach to illegal immigration than many Democrats, including proposing an end to sanctuary policies to allow for the deportation of criminals. Other Democrats have pledged to resist or not support the deportation operation.
