A judge has blocked New York City's mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city's main jail.

The Supreme Court of the State of New York has issued a preliminary injunction to block New York City Mayor Eric Adams from opening an Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The order will prevent ICE and other federal agents from setting up shop at the jail complex until the NYC Council’s lawsuit against the mayor and his administration is resolved.

New York Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado granted a preliminary injunction siding with the New York City Council. The group alleges Adams’ office issued an order allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate at the prison as part of a quid pro quo agreement that ensured the Justice Department dropped its corruption charges against him.

State lawmakers passed the ban in 2020 when President Trump in his first term escalated arrests of undocumented immigrants at state and local courts.

Masked and unidentified ICE agents lurking near schools sparked fear, confusion, and a car crash in Latino-heavy New York suburbs.

Several New York Police Department vehicles were torched in Brooklyn Wednesdayfollowing clashes between police and ant-ICE rioters in Manhattan. (Credit: LLN NYC)

The group rallied near a building that houses an immigration court, which has become a flashpoint amid the arrests of migrants in courthouses.