While Chautauqua County does not have a voluntary agreement in place to assist Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in federal civil immigration enforcement, the county’s top cop says his department will continue to work with ICE when it comes to serving criminal or judicial warrants. Sheriff Jim Quattrone spoke about Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed Local Cops, Local Crimes Act as a guest on WDOE’s “Viewpoint” program on Friday. He says an issue he has with that bill is that it would limit the constitutional authority of his office…
Jim Quattrone: want to protect rights of all
Eight counties in New York currently have a 287(g) agreement with ICE. Quattrone says there is a “multi-fold” reason Chautauqua County does not have one. He says part of it is due to the space in the county’s facilities…..