Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced legislation on Friday seeking to ban local law enforcement from collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), condemning the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown and saying the state must “act in this moment of tyranny.”
The “Local Cops, Local Crimes Act” would prohibit cooperative 287(G) agreements between local police departments and the federal government that allow ICE to deputize local officers to act as federal agents and assist in immigration enforcement. There are at least 10 287(G) agreements in New York State — up from just one at the start of 2025.
