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Federal immigration officers were able to enter private areas of New York City shelters or obtain resident information without presenting judicial warrants at least five times earlier this year, according to official incident reports written by shelter staff and obtained by Gothamist.
New York City’s sanctuary laws bar city staffers from authorizing federal immigration officers to enter private areas of city property, with a few exceptions, including if they are presented with a judicial warrant or if there are “exigent circumstances,” such as imminent danger…