The Adams administration did not officially take part in a City Council hearing Monday on immigration protections, but after being confronted about its absence, the mayor’s top immigration official showed up and testified on a personal basis.

The council’s efforts come amid fears of stepped up immigration crackdowns in New York after a recent immigration sweep in Chinatown. The Trump administrations’ aggressive deportation efforts have sparked fear and anxiety in immigrant communities across the city.

“It is important for me to be on the record in support of all these bills, and in support of all of you in making sure that the City Council finally passes these laws,” Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Manual Castro said at the meeting.

At least one of the four bills ru

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