New York voters will decide Tuesday whether the state keeps or scraps its ban on local police cooperation with federal immigration agents, a question that falls squarely along the line dividing the two candidates for governor.
Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act in May, a law that took effect in August and bars local law enforcement from collaborating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through what are known as 287(g) agreements, Documented reported. Her Republican opponent, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, has made that collaboration a cornerstone of his platform and has said he would reinstate the agreements if elected, according to Documented.
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Featured image: Photos: Molly Riley/The White House (public domain); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (public domain), file photo. Composite by Bushwick Daily
