Immigration groups in New York have accused Mayor Eric Adams of allegedly failing to support Caribbean and other immigrants.

Advocates claim Adams “left behind” immigrants at his State of the City Address (SOTC) on January 9, 2025.

In his fourth SOTC lecture at Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater, Adams observed that immigrants have historically fueled New York City’s economy and culture and that this long-standing fact remains unchanged.

The mayor, however, “failed to mention what he will do to support immigrant New York families to not only thrive but survive the Trump administration’s deportation and family separation agenda,” according to Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).

Awawdeh, whose umbrella policy and advocacy organization represents more than 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York, said, “At a time when elected officials in D.C. (District of Columbia) and across the country are targeting and scapegoating immigrants, his silence on this crucial issue for our families and economy is deafening,”