JAN 30 — Politics
Council Overrides Veto, Locks ICE Out of Rikers in 44-7 Vote
The City Council voted 44-7 on January 29, 2026 to override a veto and enact the Safer Sanctuary Act, barring ICE from operating an office on any Department…
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rikers
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JAN 28 — Crime & Courts
Judge Names Nicholas Deml to Take Control of Rikers Island
Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain named Nicholas Deml, former head of Vermont's prison system, as the court-appointed remediation manager who will run Rikers…