Hochul Signs Measures to Limit ICE Cooperation, Restrict Mask Use by ICE Agents
The package bars local jails from holding ICE detainees and limits access to schools, hospitals and churches without a judicial warrant.
- On Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a sweeping immigration package into law, prohibiting state agencies from assisting federal immigration enforcement and banning law enforcement from wearing masks during public interactions.
- Included in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, the legislation bars U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from entering sensitive locations like schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant.
- The measure bans local police from entering into 287 agreements that deputize officers for federal immigration duties, while prohibiting law enforcement from wearing masks as a "technique of intimidation" during public interactions.
- Homeland Security officials criticized the package as a "flagrant attempt to endanger" officers, while Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Hochul's Republican gubernatorial opponent, said he is reviewing whether local police must comply with the mandate.
- Although Hochul expects litigation, she maintains the law is structured to withstand challenges, emphasizing, "New York is not a sanctuary for criminals and we will cooperate when crimes are being committed.
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