New York for All Act: Limiting Collaboration with ICE
Legislators Sound the Alarm Over ICE Tatics
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York legislators sounded the alarm over Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics. Democratic State Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Karines Reyes said they reintroduced the New York for All Act to keep ICE from using local resources without a judge’s order.
Clearer Rules of Engagement Needed
Worried about ICE agents overstepping their legal authority in New York state, the legislators pushed for clearer rules of engagement to protect immigrant communities and public safety. They warned that despite some mixed messaging that has scared immigrants, local workers officials should not let ICE agents enter schools or shelters without a court order from a judge. That follows recent guidance from New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
The Impact on Immigrant Communities
Traumatized families in immigrant neighborhoods have seen attendance dropping in response to the aggressive policies from Pres. Donald Trump. As Reyes pointed out, a dip in student participation rates can cause a district to lose funding.
The New York for All Act
Reintroduced by Gounardes and Reyes, the New York for All Act (S2235/A3506) would stop law enforcement, probation staff, state employees, municipal officers, and county correctional officials from using public state resources for immigration enforcement. It requires ICE to supply a warrant from a judge or court order to get help on immigration issues from local police, peace officers, or school resource officers.
- Prevents law enforcement, probation staff, state employees, municipal officers, and county correctional officials from using public state resources for immigration enforcement
- Requires ICE to supply a warrant from a judge or court order to get help on immigration issues from local police, peace officers, or school resource officers
- Makes officials supply a consent form—in multiple languages—to detainees who are going to be interviewed in custody about immigration
- Requires officials to record and annually report every request for help from immigration authorities
- Prevents:
- ICE from asking about or recording someone’s citizenship or immigration status
- Officers from entering immigration data into databases or using immigration officials as interpreters
- Probation departments from asking about or sharing personal immigration information
- Nonlocal officers accessing private areas without a warrant
- State officers from sharing custody details with ICE
- State officers from transferring custody without a valid court order
- State workers from using state time or property for immigration enforcement
- State workers from asking about or recording a person’s citizenship or immigration status
Conclusion
The New York for All Act aims to protect immigrant communities and public safety by limiting collaboration with ICE. By introducing clear rules of engagement, the act seeks to prevent overstepping of legal authority and ensure that local resources are used only with a judge’s order. The act also promotes transparency and accountability by requiring annual reports and public summaries of immigration-related requests.
Frequently Asked Questions
* What is the New York for All Act?
The New York for All Act is a bill that aims to limit collaboration between local law enforcement and ICE by requiring a judge’s order for immigration enforcement and promoting transparency and accountability.
* What are the key provisions of the act?
The act includes provisions to prevent law enforcement from using public resources for immigration enforcement, requires ICE to supply a warrant for immigration-related requests, and promotes transparency and accountability by requiring annual reports and public summaries.
* What is the goal of the act?
The goal of the act is to protect immigrant communities and public safety by limiting collaboration with ICE and promoting transparency and accountability.
