Source: Fox News
Summary
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and sheriffs across New York are threatening to sue Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul over her plan to ban local cooperation agreements with ICE. Hochul’s proposal includes sweeping sanctuary policies, such as limiting ICE access to schools, hospitals, and churches, and restricting informal cooperation with ICE. Blakeman and other sheriffs argue that the agreements lead to the safer removal of criminal illegal immigrants from the community.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The discussion returns to a familiar question: who gets to decide how to handle immigration enforcement?
Gov. Hochul pushes for sanctuary policies, while sheriffs like Blakeman and Todd Hood resist, citing the effectiveness of 287(g) agreements.
The 287(g) program allows local law enforcement to work with ICE to remove criminal illegal immigrants from the community.
The sheriffs’ opposition to Hochul’s plan is not surprising, given their past experiences with the program.
But what’s notable is how the debate has become a familiar ritual, with each side playing their expected roles.
