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Inquiry into potential executive order allowing ICE back onto Rikers Island
3:19:48
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Council Member Restler inquires about the Law Department's involvement in drafting a potential executive order to allow ICE back onto Rikers Island. Corporation Counsel Goode-Trufant is unable to disclose any advice provided on the subject.
- Restler shares information from other departments about their involvement or lack thereof in the executive order drafting.
- Goode-Trufant confirms she cannot speak to whether her team has provided input on the drafting of the executive order.
Lincoln Restler
3:19:48
I'd like to shift to Rikers.
3:19:52
So the mayor rather oddly stated on television over a month ago that there would be an executive order to allow ICE back onto Rikers.
3:20:05
Has the law department been involved to date in the drafting of this executive order?
Muriel Goode-Trufant
3:20:11
To the extent that we provided any advice on such a subject, I cannot share.
Lincoln Restler
3:20:17
So when we asked so you're the third person I've asked about this through the preliminary budget process so far.
3:20:23
So I'll share with you what others have said to see if that can help us get to any more clarity.
3:20:28
The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Asylum Seeking Office, I don't know what Molly's office is officially called, said they had not been consulted whatsoever and had no information or insight or information at all about this executive order.
3:20:45
When we asked the Department of Corrections, they said that they had been involved in the drafting of the executive order, but they had only been consulted by the counsel to the mayor, and they were not aware that the law department had been involved to date.
3:20:58
That was a week ago today.
3:21:02
Are you able to offer I presume that any final executive order would require the review of the law department, is that right?
3:21:12
Maybe require is the wrong word.
3:21:14
It would typically receive the review and input from the law department?
3:21:18
It may.
3:21:20
And today you're not in a position to speak to whether you have your team has provided input on the drafting of that executive order?
Muriel Goode-Trufant
3:21:30
That's correct.
Lincoln Restler
3:21:31
Okay.