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

A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in a corruption case against Adams, prosecutors said in a new court filing Friday. Mohamed Bahi, who served as City Hall’s chief liaison to the Muslim community,

Mohamed Bahi is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy for efforts to cover up straw donations to Adams’s 2021 campaign, according to a court filing.

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.

Prosecutors say Mohamed Bahi, who is identified in the indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams as “Adams Employee-1,” has indicated he intends to plead to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

The New York City Council speaker and immigrant advocates are slamming direction from the mayor to city workers about how they should interact with federal immigration agents.