State Lawyer Common Letitia James is conducting a sweeping misconduct probe of New York native legislation enforcement authorities who could also be serving to the Trump administration crack down on unlawful immigration, The Put up has realized.
The AG’s workplace is focusing on any cooperation between native legislation enforcement officers and federal companies, together with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Safety and Homeland Safety.
A letter from the workplace to Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton requested any agreements between the workplace and any federal company “in regards to the enforcement of federal immigration legislation” – and it additionally asks for documentation about cops receiving coaching on imposing federal immigration.
The letter cited a bit of state legislation on official misconduct.
“Lawyer Common is conducting an investigation pursuant to New York Govt Legislation § 75(3) and has affordable trigger to imagine that the Oswego County Sheriff’s Workplace has data related to that investigation,” Lillian Marquez, deputy bureau chief of the AG’s Legislation Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Workplace, wrote within the letter obtained by The Put up.
The AG calls for that the sheriff flip over any paperwork or details about ICE detainer requests and the detection, apprehension, or detention of individuals who’ve “allegedly violated immigration legislation.”
The lawyer basic’s workplace additionally requested data regarding “stops initiated by any member” by the Oswego sheriff’s workplace — together with site visitors cease reviews, physique worn digital camera and video footage and recordings.
All communications between or amongst any member of the sheriff’s workplace and any member of Homeland Safety or its sub companies — together with CBP, and ICE at site visitors stops can be requested.
New York State is below an govt order — signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017 and continued by Gov. Kathy Hochul — that restricts or bars legislation enforcement from aiding in investigating, arresting or deporting unlawful immigrants.
“Legislation enforcement officers haven’t any authority to take any police motion solely as a result of the particular person is an undocumented alien,” the Sept. 15, 2017, order mentioned.
James’ workplace despatched a June 11 letter conducting a sweeping inquiry for paperwork from the Oswego County Sheriff’s Workplace, the place ICE raids have been performed.
Sources acquainted with the letter instructed The Put up extra counties will seemingly be focused within the coming days by James.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Workplace acquired the same letter earlier this yr over reviews that it was concerned within the “enforcement of federal civil immigration legislation.”
Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik, who grilled Hochul over New York’s sanctuary insurance policies throughout a fiery congressional committee listening to final week, blasted James for declaring a “conflict in opposition to legislation enforcement.”
“Kathy Hochul and Tish James’ New York is illegals first, New Yorkers final,” Stefanik, who’s mulling a run for governor subsequent yr, instructed The Put up.
“This can be a continuation of Kathy Hochul and NY Democrats’ conflict in opposition to legislation enforcement. Simply final week, Kathy Hochul embarrassed all New Yorkers when she was unaware of the violent crimes dedicated by illegals in opposition to New Yorkers together with being burned alive, raped, and molested.”
Stefanik mentioned she stands behind “President Trump, federal legislation enforcement, and our County Sheriffs who’re working on daily basis to revive legislation and order in our communities, fulfilling their constitutional oaths.”
