NYC Mayor Adams vows to reopen ICE office at Rikers Island following meeting with Trump border czar Tom Homan | 13 Feb 2025 | “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 said. "But now, instead ICE agents would specifically be focused on assisting the correctional intelligence bureau in their criminal investigations, in particular those focused on violent criminals and gangs." "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 said. "But now, instead ICE agents would specifically be focused on assisting the correctional intelligence bureau in their criminal investigations, in particular those focused on violent criminals and gangs."