New York approves sweeping immigrant protections limiting federal enforcement
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Updated · POLITICO · May 7
New York approves sweeping immigrant protections limiting federal enforcement
11 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 7
The package in New York state, home to about 670,000 undocumented immigrants, would let residents sue federal officials and bar civil deportations at schools, libraries, polling places and houses of worship.
It also bans law enforcement officers from concealing their faces and restricts local cooperation with ICE, though Hochul says violent criminals can still be apprehended and public safety coordination preserved.
The measures mark one of the strongest Democratic-led state challenges to Trump since his return, but Republicans say they endanger safety and could provoke a larger federal immigration presence.
How will federal immigration enforcement operate in New York now that access to local police and jails is cut off?
Can a state's new laws truly limit the power of federal agents, or is a larger legal showdown inevitable?
After fatal incidents sparked these changes, what will accountability for federal agents look like without local cooperation?