Nassau County police joining forces with ICE agents. Here's how officials say it will work.
Nassau County police will work directly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to carry out operations, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced Tuesday morning.
'BIG CHANGE': Nassau County police to begin assisting with immigration enforcement
Nassau County police officers will now be assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement in what county executive Bruce Blakeman is calling a “big change" that “was sorely needed."
Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump’s immigration crackdown
A county in New York City’s Long Island suburbs will be teaming up with federal authorities in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.
Nassau police to embed with ICE to arrest immigrants accused of crimes
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stressed this was a "targeted enforcement" against "illegal migrants who have committed crimes." Protesters and advocates are pushing back. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.
Nassau County police to be granted authority to help arrest illegal criminal migrants
Nassau County police will be granted federal authority to help arrest and deport illegal criminal migrants under an agreement announced Tuesday with the Trump administration.
Nassau County police to partner with ICE
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has announced a new partnership allowing ten Nassau County police detectives to work alongside ICE agents, targeting undocumented migrants with criminal records.
Nassau County Police to embed with ICE to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stressed this was a "targeted enforcement" against "illegal migrants who have committed crimes."
NYCLU Condemns Nassau County Deputizing Local Officers As ICE Agents
NASSAU COUNTY, NY – Tuesday, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced that the county would partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deputize certain local officers to carry out federal immigration enforcement activities, including arrest and detention.
ICE deputizing some Nassau County detectives to assist in enforcement
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said this program will not be restricted to targeting just violent criminals.
Nassau County deputizes local cops to act as ICE agents
County Executive Bruce Blakeman said 10 detectives would be allowed to act as federal immigration agents under an agreement with the federal government.
Advocates assail plan allowing Nassau police to work with ICE in deportation
The agreement gives federal immigration enforcement powers to 10 detectives from the Nassau County Police Department by "deputizing" them and allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to be stationed at the county jail.
Police working with ICE agents gets support from Democratic congresswoman in NY
A Democratic congresswoman from New York has expressed support for Nassau County’s agreement to allow police detectives to work directly with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. On Tuesday, ...
Nassau County executive jumps at chance to help ICE deport ‘criminal' migrants
Nassau County police will be granted federal authority to help arrest and deport undocumented criminal migrants under an ...
Nassau County's citizen militia draws challenge from Democrats
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