NY Governor Hochul's Proposal to Ban Local Police Agreements with ICE

"Local Cops, Local Crimes Act"

• 🏛️ Governor Hochul is proposing a new law, the "Local Cops, Local Crimes Act," to ban existing agreements between local law enforcement and federal immigration agencies.
• 🎯 The goal is to ensure local police focus solely on local crimes and protecting communities, rather than federal immigration enforcement.

Concerns About ICE's Role

• ⚠️ Hochul stated that federal agents have become an "agency out of control," leading to mistrust that hinders local law enforcement's ability to do their jobs.
• 🚨 She emphasized that local DAs and police have enough on their plates without being deputized as ICE agents.

Case Study: Roosevelt High School Senior

• 🏫 A specific incident is highlighted where federal agents, using deputized local police, detained a Roosevelt High School senior after a minor, non-violent offense.
• 💸 This action, which resulted in the student being sent to a jail far from home, is criticized as a misuse of taxpayer dollars to abduct nonviolent teenagers.

Public Safety Priorities

• 🚓 The proposal aims to redirect resources and focus towards addressing retail theft, guns on the streets, gangs, and drugs.
• 🤝 Hochul stressed the importance of community policing and ensuring local law enforcement responds to the crimes that directly impact neighborhoods.