In an interview aired on Wednesday's broadcast of FOX News Channel's “The Story,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said he wants to deport violent criminals, but that He said this does not apply to people with Aragua gang tattoos. Because we also have to make sure that we are not violating the laws of our country. And the mere fact that someone has a gang tattoo is indicative of this gang, and it's like, “Okay, you've got a gang tattoo, you've got to get it removed now.” Not enough to say. ”
In a conversation with incoming Border Czar Tom Homan, Adams said there was no strict definition of what constitutes a violent criminal, adding, “Tom and I sat down and said, “We agreed that the person should not remain in our country.” We have laws here in the city about how to handle that. My legal team will be talking with his legal team to determine if that can be changed by executive order. One of the things he wants to get is…access to Rikers Island. It's our city's prison. A law passed under the previous administration stated that ICE agents could not enter any government buildings. There are exceptions to that. We are considering those exceptions. That's my central issue. I've been saying this since before the election. We cannot allow people who commit acts of violence to enter our countries and cities, and we must deal with large numbers of people who commit acts of violence. And I'm glad to have a partner in Tom to see how we can actually address this problem. ”
Presenter Martha McCallum then asked, “So is a TDA gang tattoo enough to remove someone from the first group?”
Adams replied: No, it's not. And because we also have to make sure that we are not violating the laws of our country. And just the fact that someone has a gang tattoo, because it's an identifying mark of this gang, to say, “Okay, you've got a gang tattoo, you've got to get it removed now.” is not enough. But we may end up making that decision on what to do at the border, do we allow you into the country? We're allowing people into the country — just think about it for a second — we're allowing people to come in without sponsorship, without employment, and we're telling them, “You can't work.” . So what are they going to do? We are creating a pipeline of crime by creating these horrible things [criteria.]”
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