On September 8, 2025, The Hon. Mary V. Rosado of the New York County Supreme Court, issued a ruling declaring Mayor Adams’ Executive Order #50 to be illegal. This follows a preliminary injunction issued by Judge Rosado in June. The order sought to reopen the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at Rikers Island.

The order follows a preliminary injunction issued by the court in June. Since the executive order was announced on April 15, ECBAWM filed a lawsuit on behalf of City Council accusing Mayor Adams of engaging in a “corrupt quid pro quo bargain” with the Trump Administration, after the Department of Justice ended its federal corruption case against him. In the final order, Judge Rosado called the Executive Order an “impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest.”

ECBAWM attorneys Katherine Rosenfeld, Andrew G. Celli, Jr., Daniel J. Kornstein, and Hafsa S. Mansoor are proud to fight for justice in this matter alongside the New York City Council’s Office of General Council. In a statement, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said “The courts recognized all along that Mayor Adams and Randy Mastro’s attempt to do Trump’s bidding—and by extension, betray their obligation to New Yorkers—was unlawful.”

Press:
“Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Members, and Civil Rights Advocates Celebrate State Supreme Court’s Final Ruling Blocking Trump’s New ICE Office on Rikers,” NY City Council
“New York State Supreme Court blocks opening of ICE office at Rikers island,” ABC7
“Mayor Eric Adams’ effort to re-open ICE office on Rikers Island declared ‘null and void’ by NYC judge,” NY Post