After weeks of confusing messaging on ICE raids, the mayor ordered his staff to stifle criticism of the feds and that he alone will make sure NYC doesn’t lose funding.

The embattled mayor reportedly told his staff not to mess with federal immigration actions and to avoid public conflict with the president.

In response to concerns about his cooperation with the Trump administration, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday told top aides that being confrontational could hurt New York City.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams sought Monday to clarify a directive governing how city employees should deal with federal immigration authorities. The move follows outrage from labor leaders and local Democrats who found the city’s previous guidance too permissive to President Donald Trump’s immigration agents.