LI county forced to pay $60M to illegal immigrants for holding illegal immigrants at federal government's request: officials

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine expressed his frustration, stating, "This is one of those things that makes me shake my head. We have a lot of ways to spend $60 million - but it's not paying back illegal immigrants, many of whom are here on criminal charges for violating our laws." This highlights the conflict between local governance and federal immigration policy.

The county executive further stated, "Taxpayers are liable for honoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement - ICE - who asked us to detain prisoners who were here unlawfully in the United States." This quote underscores the financial burden on local taxpayers stemming from federal immigration enforcement.

Romaine explained, "We honored the requests of ICE and Homeland Security to detain these prisoners so they can be processed and, I assume, be deported by ICE. We are now being sued for detaining them at the request of the federal government." This speaks to the legal challenges faced by local authorities complying with federal immigration laws.

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