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Council hearing spotlights DOI findings that DOC and NYPD sometimes violated sanctuary laws
Summary
At a joint City Council hearing, DOI acting commissioner described substantiated instances where DOC and NYPD personnel impermissibly assisted federal immigration enforcement and issued seven recommendations to each agency; DOC says it has implemented trainings and will work on audits while NYPD has accepted all recommendations.
A joint hearing of the New York City Council’s Oversight and Investigations and Criminal Justice committees reviewed Department of Investigation reports that found instances in which city agencies provided information or assistance that could facilitate civil immigration enforcement.
The council convened the hearing to probe DOI’s September and December 2025 reports, hear how the New York City Department of Correction and the New York Police Department have responded, and press DOI on whether the incidents were isolated or indicate broader systemic failures. “This hearing is about reaffirming that our city agencies should be working for New Yorkers, not for ICE,” Council Chair Shekhar Krishnan said in opening remarks.
Acting DOI Commissioner Christopher Ryan told the committees DOI’s investigations substantiated two incidents in which a Department of Correction (DOC) investigator assigned to a federal task force provided information to federal immigration authorities and one instance involving an NYPD officer. DOI recommended seven reforms for each agency, including strengthened training,…
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