New York, 2016. Donald Trump visiting Trump Tower just after winning a landslide victory in a presidential campaign in which he demonized immigrants and threatened to deport millions of them. The mayor, Bill de Blasio, I went to meet the president-elect to deliver a strong message. “This city … will do everything in its power to protect its residents and to ensure that families are not torn apart,” he said afterward.
Eight years later, Trump was visiting New York just after winning shock re-election on a campaign in which he demonized immigrants and threatened to deport millions of them. This time the master, Eric Adams, they visited Madison Square Garden to greet Trump at a final fight event. “I just didn’t hear what he was saying. But it was something like, ‘You’re one of the greatest mayors the city has ever had,'” Adams said with a laugh, when asked about the conversation a few days later. at a press conference in the town hall. “The only thing we were worried about was, you know, seeing a good fight. »
There are many questions about Adams’ approach to Trump. But the key question for thousands of undocumented New Yorkers is whether Adams will put up a good fight if Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, trying to kick people out of town next year – and whether the mayor’s personal legal problems will affect his official views. At this time, exciting procurement preparations are underway in dozens of municipal organizations and services that touch the lives of immigrants. The first deputy Maria Torres-Springer and his team led meetings, at least once a week, to strategize possible responses to everything from Trump administration ID requests to Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids involved Customs (ICE). “Bureaucracy and administrators are trying to follow orders, understand what’s ahead and do the right thing,” said Alexa Aviles, who is the chairman of the immigration committee of the city council. One manifestation of this is the ongoing plan to close the Brooklyn shelter that houses 2,000 asylum seekers. Since the shelter is on federal land, Trump’s deportation attack could be aimed at more easily than migrants who are integrated into the general population of the shelter.
Another important front is spreading information about New York’s sanctuary city laws, which were strengthened the first time Trump arrived in the White House. “There is a lot of confusion about what these laws and policies do and don’t do,” said Murad Field, is president of the New York Immigrant Coalition. “The school community needs to know that ICE does not have permission to enter a school building. They have no right to ask for anything without a warrant. While releasing such information would be a helpful step, Awawdeh and others have serious concerns about whether the mayor will firmly enforce sanctuary city laws under pressure from Trump. . “Eric Adams is always the opposite,” Avilés says. “He blames immigrants and then says, ‘We love immigrants.’ He should be talking about how strong this city is, how we are going to protect our people no matter what, and preparing his agencies to do those things instead of cheering for Trump and playing football in a game of Ultimate Fighting.
A person close to Adams says the mayor’s moves are a smart strategy to avoid the worst of what Trump is threatening to do. The theory is that instead of opposing Trump, as de Blasio did, and encouraging attempts at presidential impeachment, Adams can play a kind role and perhaps moderate Trump’s behavior. Sometimes Trump’s ego flattering can be effective. And his rhetoric has sometimes been harsher than his actions. But immigration is strong as Homan and Stephen Miller they are unlikely to be easily drawn. And a specific and fraught legal-political dynamic prompts doubt about the true motivation for Adams’ seemingly low-key approach to Trump. Adams is facing federal indictment on charges of conspiracy to bribe, fraud and illegal campaign contributions, and is scheduled to go on trial in April 2025 – at the same time he is trying to run for re-election. Trump could be a big help in solving the mayor’s legal problems, whether it’s up to the new prosecutor in the case to drop the charges or eventually issue a pardon for Adams, if the mayor – who pleaded not guilty – was found guilty.
Adams has repeatedly rejected the suggestion that his legal troubles are affecting his decisions as mayor. “The Mayor’s top priority is to fight for New York,” he says Fabien Leavy, Adams Vice Mayor of Communications. However, other branches of city government are not waiting to see if the mayor will stand up to the president next year. Brad Lander, The city governor and Adams’ Democratic rival in the 2025 mayoral race recently called a meeting of business, religious, community and government representatives to discuss how the city could best move forward to prepare for a second term. the Trump administration. “I’m pleased with the work city agencies are doing to prepare,” Lander says. “But there are likely to be critical moments where the mayor with the support of these groups — or joining us on the line between shelter and ICE raid — will be important. Going to a UFC fight and rubbing shoulders with Trump was not a strategy to protect immigrant families. I read it as an attempt by the mayor to protect himself.
2024-11-27 19:15:00
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