The Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors Monday to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from longstanding prosecutorial norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to crack down on illegal immigration and violent crime.

The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

The DOJ has asked Manhattan prosecutors to nix the five-count bribery case after months of overtures by the mayor.