The decision by Judge Dale Ho rejected the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the case against Adams without prejudice. This would have allowed them to hang those charges over the mayor’s head in order to pressure him to do the administration’s bidding on immigration policies. Still, Ho lit into the administration’s immigration rationale as both false and tantamount to blackmail. While the charges have now been dismissed, Ho noted that the court did not rule on their merits. The combined force of the now-dismissed charges and his deal with the Trump administration have tainted his mayorship with corruption.

Source: Huffington Post April 02, 2025 17:14 UTC