US EditionHochul to push back on ICE enforcement in 'sensitive locations'
Governor Hochul aims to protect immigrant communities by requiring ICE to have judicial warrants in sensitive locations and backing legal recourse against federal agents.
- On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul will include legislation in her fifth State of the State address to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to carry a judicial warrant for civil enforcement in `sensitive locations`.
- Framed as a response to federal policy shifts, Hochul says the measure protects immigrant communities in New York so people can attend school, seek medical care, and worship without fear, responding to DHS rollback and a Minneapolis woman shot by an ICE agent.
- Alongside the warrant rule, Hochul will propose letting New Yorkers sue federal agents in state court and establishing protest-free buffer zones with minors' AI chatbot restrictions.
- The proposal creates a state–federal contrast with President Donald Trump, as New York State Legislature Democrats offered cooperation while Republicans and Gov. Antonio Delgado debated cost impacts.
- As she seeks re-election, Hochul is emphasizing cost-of-living items, pairing immigration steps with affordability measures including $1.7 billion for child care and programs for roughly 2,000 two-year-olds.
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to double down on affordability in State of the State speech
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a December 2025 news conference in this file photo.(Provided / Gov. Kathy Hochul's office)For Gov. Kathy Hochul, it’s still about affordability.The Democrat is expected to put items designed to address the elevated cost of living at the center of her State of the State address Tuesday afternoon. She’s already announced plans to increase subsidized child care and add funding to a state heating assistance program.“W…
Hochul pledges affordability push, nuclear energy expansion in State of State
For the second year in a row, the high cost of living in New York was at the top of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s agenda as she delivered her fifth State of the State address on Tuesday, pledging once again to lower prices for child and health care, utilities and insurance as “too many families are under real strain.” The governor’s address inside the packed Hart Theater at the Empire State Plaza took place as she is entering her fifth year at the helm of…
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