Earlier this month I was honored to join Governor Kathy Hochul along with county executives, district attorneys, sheriffs, and police chiefs from across New York to discuss the impact of ICE actions on local communities and law enforcement and how we all can protect our constituents.
Public safety starts with trust. Gov. Hochul’s “Local Cops, Local Crimes Act” is a commonsense way to ensure local law enforcement personnel and resources are reserved for use in our communities, policing them according to the law and not subjected to federal overreach such as what we are seeing with ICE operations happening across the nation.
The legislation reassures residents that local police departments will not be deputized by ICE for the federal government’s civil immigration enforcement efforts. It also provides protections and remedies for anyone whose constitutional rights are violated. This legislation is logical, timely and necessary. I was proud to stand with Gov. Hochul when she introduced the concept at a press conference in Albany and thank her for proposing it…