A New York state Supreme Court judge has blocked Mayor Eric Adams from reopening an office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Rikers Island.

Justice Mary Rosado issued her ruling on Monday, declaring the Adams administration's April 8 executive order on the matter "null and void.” Rosado said the order was invalidated due to an "impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest," with the mayor issuing the order shortly after the dismissal of his federal corruption case.

Rosado cited the Feb. 12 resignation letter of then acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon, who wrote that Adams’ attorneys “repeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quo, indicating that Adams would be in a position to assist with the Department’s [immigration]

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