New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveils new proposal to 'stand up' to ICE
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has debuted a new proposal, the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which would bar police departments in her state from forming partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
During a news conference on Friday, the Democratic governor said she was sending a “strong message to ICE” and showing the Trump administration that it could not “weaponize local police officers against their own communities in the state of New York.”
On Monday, Hochul sat down with “Morning Joe” on MS NOW to discuss the proposal. She talked about the fatal shootings of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and the detention of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old boy who was sent from Minnesota to an ICE facility in Texas, and said the country had become “unrecognizable” amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
“In New York, we know who we are, and I have to stand up and forbid these agreements,” Hochul said.
The legislation would eliminate 287(g) agreements, preventing state and local police from acting as federal agents or using taxpayer funds to carry out civil immigration enforcement. It would also prohibit the federal government from using local detention centers.
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