"With this legislation, all of these existing agreements would be void. The legislation would also prohibit federal agents from using local detention centers for civil immigration enforcement, mass raids or the transportation of detainees, and authorizes New Yorkers to bring state-level civil actions against federal officers who violate their U.S. constitutional rights. Hochul has also proposed legislation to ensure sensitive locations, such as homes, schools and doctors' offices, are protected from civil immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant."
"Violence in Brooklyn is at a record low because we earned community trust and protect due process. When victims and witnesses fear that reporting a crime could lead to deportation, or that federal agents can enter a home, school, house of worship or hospital without a judge's warrant, people stop coming forward, crimes go unsolved and dangerous offenders evade accountability."
Named the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, the legislation would eliminate 287(g) agreements that authorize ICE to delegate federal civil immigration authority to state and local police. Fourteen law enforcement agencies across nine New York counties that signed 287(g) agreements would have those agreements voided. The bill would bar federal agents from using local detention centers for civil immigration enforcement, conducting mass raids, or transporting detainees, and would allow state-level civil suits against federal officers who violate constitutional rights. The proposal would protect sensitive locations from civil immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant and aims to preserve community trust and encourage crime reporting.
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