The order took precedence over the concerns of intelligence officials as well as then-White House chief of Staff John Kelly, the New York Times first reported.
“New York City stands for tolerance and we will arrest anyone involved in anti-Semitic crimes. Attacks like this must stop,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted.
The vice president and Israeli leader will make a joint visit to a Warsaw Ghetto uprising memorial on the sidelines of a U.S.-Poland conference on Middle East peace and security.