Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is soon to distribute new directives on what city workers should do if confronted by immigration officials at city shelters and other sites, following confusion and controversy around previous guidance on the issue.
A draft version of the update, contained in a flowchart obtained by Gothamist, outlines a series of steps government workers should take if approached by “non-local law enforcement,” including asking the visitors to show identification and a judicial warrant as well as calling agency attorneys.
The steps generally follow the city’s past guidance on this issue. Notably missing, however, is controversial language inserted in recent memos sent to public hospital staffers and nonprofit shelter providers stating that workers who “reasonably feel threatened” are allowed to permit immigration officials to enter city buildings…