Gov. Kathy Hochul recently said she would ban all partnerships that allow local law enforcement to work with federal immigration agents. Madison County is one of eight counties in the state cooperating with the federal government, but only for people who have committed a crime in New York.
“A lot of people feel like our deputies are going to be assisting ICE hands-on in the field, going door-to-door doing removal operations. That’s 100% not the case,” said Jon Morticelli, a lieutenant with the Madison County Sheriff’s Department.
In July, Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood, who is now the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, imposed a 287(g) agreement under the Warrant Service Officer model. These agreements are formal partnerships between police agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Morticelli said the agreement only applies within the county jail…