Mayor Adams’ surprise decision to avoid publicly criticizing President Trump is sending shockwaves through City, where many residents are looking to local leaders to openly fight back against Trump’s controversial plans to end birthright citizenship,

Mayor Eric Adams is defending his decision to attend the inauguration​, even though he canceled appearances at several Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events.

During a town hall in Corona, Queens Wednesday night, Mayor Eric Adams addressed those concerns from community members who are now worried about deportation and ICE arrests in city schools and churches.