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Kathy Hochul: “Under current law, federal law, which says it is subject to…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Governor Hochul Introduces New Legislation to Stop ICE from Co-Opting Local Law Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 13:29

Sa. Sa. Sam. Sa. Please rise and welcome to the podium the 57th Governor of the great state of New York, Governor Kathy Hochul. Hey, Governor, good to see you. Under current law, federal law, which says it is subject to state and local laws, ICE can enter into formal agreements with local law enforcement agencies. to use their offices, their personnel, their jails and other resources to do ICE's job. And what this means is they're doing ICE's job instead of focusing on their own job, which is keeping their communities safe. (13:29–13:44)

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States ICE can make agreements with local law enforcement under current federal law.

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