A coalition of New York City public defender offices, immigrant and civil rights organizations, advocacy groups and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams hailed a court ruling that found the Adams Administration’s Executive Order 50 illegal.

The order sought to reopen the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at Rikers Island.

Earlier this year, the group submitted a joint amicus brief in support of the New York City Council’s lawsuit, urged the court to block the order, and warned that it would cause immediate and irreparable harm to incarcerated immigrants, their families and entire communities across New York City.

The group argued that Executive Order 50 dangerously undermined New York City’s sanctuary laws and facilitated collusion between city agen

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