Homan pushes back on idea on Adams case being ordered to be dropped for Rikers access

President Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan on Sunday pushed back on the idea that prosecutors were ordered to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) by the Department of Justice in exchange for access to Rikers Island.

“It sounds like the DOJ dropped the case against Adams, [and in] exchange, he let you into Rikers,” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Homan on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Is that what happened?”

Homan responded to Bash, saying, “That’s ridiculous ... [me and] Mayor Adams met [a] couple months ago.”

“We talked about getting a presence in Rikers Island, we talked about how we can collaborate on public safety threats,” Homan said Sunday.

The DOJ recently ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against Adams, who has gotten close with President Trump in recent months as a bribery trial set for April got closer.

Adams has said that he met with Homan on Thursday to get ready for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to restart operations on Rikers Island, which holds New York City’s largest jail.

“Today, I met with ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan and local federal law enforcement officials to discuss how we can work together to remove violent migrant gangs from our city,” Adams said in a statement.

“We are now working on implementing an executive order that will reestablish the ability for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island — as was the case for 20 years,” he continued.

The ICE office on Rikers Island shuttered 10 years ago in the wake of then-Mayor Bill de Blasio signing a sanctuary city bill. There would be a focus by ICE agents specifically on “assisting the correctional intelligence bureau in their criminal investigations, in particular those focused on violent criminals and gangs,” Adams said in his previous statement.

The Hill has reached out to the DOJ, ICE, the press office for Adams, and New York City’s Department of Correction for comment.

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