President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “flood the zone” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown.
New York seems ready to do so anyway.
“I don’t take well to threats,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. “We’re going to pass what we think is important to protect New Yorkers.”
Tensions are escalating as Democrats attempt to place guardrails around the Trump administration’s immigration agenda following the Republican’s often chaotic and violent deportation efforts.
The proposals, which are not yet finalised, would bar state and local law enforcement from entering into agreements with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or acting as civil immigration agents, and deny ICE from entering sensitive locations such as schools or hospitals without a judicial warrant.
The governor, a Democrat, is also moving to ban federal, state and local law enforcement from wearing masks while on duty, al​President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “flood the zone” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown.
New York seems ready to do so anyway.
“I don’t take well to threats,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. “We’re going to pass what we think is important to protect New Yorkers.”
Tensions are escalating as Democrats attempt to place guardrails around the Trump administration’s immigration agenda following the Republican’s often chaotic and violent deportation efforts.
The proposals, which are not yet finalised, would bar state and local law enforcement from entering into agreements with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or acting as civil immigration agents, and deny ICE from entering sensitive locations such as schools or hospitals without a judicial warrant.
The governor, a Democrat, is also moving to ban federal, state and local law enforcement from wearing masks while on duty, al ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
