A directive from the New York City mayor’s office has sparked controversy as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement.

NEW YORK — City Council leaders are considering taking legal action to block what they are calling Mayor Eric Adams’ “appalling” new policy that gives municipal workers the greenlight to allow federal immigration workers onto city property without warrants if their presence makes them “reasonably feel threatened.

President Donald Trump is more popular than Mayor Eric Adams in New York City, according to a new poll. Newsweek reached out to the White House and Adams' office for comment via email. New York City has long been a Democratic stronghold,