Federal authorities are collaborating with Nassau County to deploy 10 officers for immigration enforcement under the 287(g) program. This controversial agreement allows trained local police to detain illegal immigrants, contradicting New York's sanctuary laws. Nassau officials, including County Executive Bruce Blakeman, underscore the program's goal of enhancing public safety by targeting undocumented criminals. The initiative grants unprecedented powers to county officers, who will undergo training with ICE and have heightened authority to interrogate suspected illegal migrants before detaining them for federal custody.
"Nassau County is the first county in America to have a fully comprehensive agreement with ICE under the 287(g) program, and will continue to work with ICE to keep our county safe from unvetted illegal immigrants who commit crimes such as poisoning our young people with fentanyl."
"The deal also mandates that Nassau police hold migrants until ICE can take them into custody, which flies in the face of the state's controversial policy not to cooperate with federal immigration authorities."
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