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NY Seeks to Limit Police Cooperation With ICE After Trump Raids
Heavily armed federal agents stand by an armored vehicle as NYPD Strategic Response Group agents stand by outside of 26 Federal Plaza on Oct. 21, 2025 in New York.
Photographer: Adam Gray/Getty ImagesNew York Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing new legislation that would limit cooperation between local law enforcement and US immigration officials, casting the measure as a message to the Trump administration in the wake of violent incidents involving federal agents in other parts of the country.
The new bills would overturn prior state provisions that enabled federal agencies to deputize local police resources for operations involving immigration operations. The proposal would also bar municipal jails from being used for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.