NY Attorney General Subpoenas 5 Agencies Over ICE Ban as Sheriffs Sue Over 3-Month Deadline
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
NY Attorney General Subpoenas 5 Agencies Over ICE Ban as Sheriffs Sue Over 3-Month Deadline
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Summary
Letitia James subpoenaed five New York law-enforcement agencies that did not confirm plans to end ICE cooperation agreements after the state's new immigration-enforcement ban took effect Tuesday.
The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act bars local and state police from partnering with ICE on civil immigration matters and requires existing detention agreements to be terminated under contract terms within three months.
The subpoenas went to the sheriff's offices in Broome, Steuben, Nassau and Rensselaer counties and the Nassau County Police Department; James' office said it will file a civil suit if they do not comply.
More than a dozen sheriffs, led by Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault, are suing in federal court, arguing the law unconstitutionally blocks elected sheriffs from entering federally authorized immigration agreements.
The clash has become a political fight between Hochul and Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, while Trump and the Department of Homeland Security accuse the state of putting politics over public safety.