New York Passes Sanctuary State Bill, Blocks Police From Cooperating With ICE

MARY CHASTAIN MAY 22, 2026 1:00 PM

New York state legislators officially granted the state sanctuary status.

Local law enforcement cannot cooperate with ICE. The legislation bans ICE agents from public places. Agents cannot wear masks. From The New York Post:

The measure, which was significantly ratcheted up from Hochul’s original proposal that largely only went after specific localities, like Nassau County, that have cooperation deals dubbed “287-g agreements” with the feds.The bill passed Thursday bans those agreements and goes a step further — prohibiting all “informal cooperation,” such as a local cop calling ICE if they believe they have an undocumented migrant in custody.“If it looks and it smells like the 287-g agreement, then it’s part of what this law would say is not permissible,” Assembly member Catalina Cruz (D-Queens) said during debate in the chamber.

Insanity:

• The so-called “Bivens Act”, allowing people to sue ICE agents should they violate their constitutional rights like by entering their home without a warrant.
• Barring most public employees, like civilians at a law enforcement agency, hospital workers and DMV staff from any interaction with federal immigration authorities without presentation of a judicial warrant.
• Creating an “Office of Immigrant Trust” within Attorney General Letitia James’ office, with the ability to enforce provisions of the bill, including going after local governments that don’t comply.
• Banning all federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks to conceal their identity.
• Preventing local governments from granting zoning variances for immigration detention centers without a six-month public comment period.

We’ve seen how these “progressive” antics have worked in Virginia, especially Fairfax County.

Republicans lashed out at the bill, especially Assemblyman Matt Slater.

An illegal Venezuelan murdered Sheridan Gordan, one of Slater’s constituents.

The Biden administration released the Venezuelan into the country in 2023:

“I have to go home to my district and talk to the Gorman family, who recently lost their daughter to a tragic situation,” Slater (R-Dutchess) explained on the Assembly floor.“When you hear what they have to say, they talk about a system that had failed their family. And I am not convinced that the changes here rectify or correct the systems that they have identified in that tragic case,” he said.

Border Czar Tom Homan already threatened to sue and an ICE surge if the law passed.

“What’s going to happen with places like New York and [if] people pass ridiculous legislation not to work with us, we’re going to flood the zone,” Homan said at a border security expo. “You’re going to see more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen before. So, congratulations.”

We all know Homan means business. He quickly took care of matters in Minnesota.

In April, DHS dropped New York crime statistics due to the state not honoring ICE detainers:

As of December 1, New York’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens since January 20. The crimes of these aliens include 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous drugs offenses, 300 weapons offenses, and 207 sexual predatory offenses. As of December 1, 7,113 aliens in the custody of a New York jurisdiction have an active detainer. The crimes of these aliens include 148 homicides, 717 assaults, 134 burglaries, 106 robberies, 235 dangerous drugs offenses, 152 weapons offenses, and 260 sexual predatory offenses.

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