Mayor Eric Adams met with President Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan in Manhattan on Thursday, saying afterward that the two spoke about removing “violent migrant gangs” from the city. 

In a statement released after the meeting, Adams said his administration aims to reopen a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Rikers Island. 

“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 — 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,” his statement said, in part.

The mayor said he, Homan and local federal law enforcement officials also talked about “ways to embed more NYPD detectives into federal task forces,” adding that public safety remains his administration’s “North Star.”

The Trump administration is seeking more cooperation from the city on enforcement of its immigration crackdown, and Homan has been pushing the mayor for more help with that. 

Prior to his meeting with Adams, Homan spoke with members of the City Council’s conservative “common sense” caucus.

In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the caucus said its members had a “frank and productive conversation” with Homan, adding that he “made it abundantly clear that his number one priority is to protect New Yorkers from violent criminals who have crossed our nation’s borders illegally and made their way into our city, and that his efforts have been greatly frustrated by the misguided and dangerous laws that protect these criminals from consequences and place the public in harm’s way.”

“Homan and his team have our full confidence and support in this endeavor, and we urge Mayor Adams to do the same,” the caucus said.

At an unrelated press conference in Brooklyn beforehand, the mayor did not respond to questions about what he and Homan planned to speak about. 

Adams previously met with Homan in December, first alongside New York City regional field director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Kenneth Genalo and then at Gracie Mansion.

After that meeting, Adams said he and Homan were both focused on removing immigrants who commit violent crimes from the city.

Thursday’s meeting with Homan came a day after the Federal Emergency Management Agency revoked more than $80 million in funding given to the city to cover the cost of migrant shelters.

Adams on Wednesday said city officials had contacted the White House about getting back the money, adding that they were exploring legal options. He also said he planned to discuss the matter with Homan on Thursday.

In the meantime, the Trump administration is suing New York state over its immigration policies. The lawsuit names Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James, taking aim at the state’s sanctuary laws.

At a press conference Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi specifically cited New York state’s Green Light Law, part of which allows residents to get a driver’s license regardless of citizenship status.

Both Hochul and James released statements denouncing the lawsuit, with the governor saying she expected it to be “a total failure.”