New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expressing optimism that President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration will help fix the nation's broken immigration system and criticizing fellow Democrats for overlooking the issue of immigration ahead of last Tuesday's election.

Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that while he hopes the incoming federal administration can “fix immigration,” he is not for the mass deportations President-elect Trump has promised throughout his campaign,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the US immigration system broken and said he’d reach out to Donald Trump’s incoming administration with suggestions as the president-elect’s policy agenda takes shape.

Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he opposed mass deportation plans by President-elect Donald Trump, but he is willing to work with his incoming administration on immigration. The comments came during a contentious news conference held as Trump has already named officials pledging to conduct immigration raids in New York and beyond.

The mayor said City Council members should change local rules to allow for more coordination with federal officials on criminal cases.