Pressure is again building around removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office following new allegations that his legal team agreed to cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration policies in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping his corruption charges.

The governor of New York is empowered to remove the New York City mayor from office by both state law and the City Charter. In accordance with the City Charter, Hochul can remove Adams from office after providing him with a “copy of the charges and an opportunity to be heard in his defense.”