ImmigrationFinding
New York should allow local police to sign agreements to help enforce federal immigration law.
A 2026 state law bars local governments and police from signing 287(g) agreements, under which local officers carry out some immigration tasks for ICE. Several counties and sheriffs have sued to overturn the ban.
Kathy Hochul
That is why this year I championed a new law banning agreements between local law enforcement and ICE.
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