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Law Committee advances resolution limiting county cooperation with certain ICE and Border Patrol operations
Summary
After extended debate and redline edits, the Albany County Law Committee voted to forward a resolution that limits county cooperation with certain ICE and Border Patrol operations — including prohibiting 287(g) agreements and use of county property for federal staging or detention — as a favorable recommendation to the full legislature.
The sponsor introduced Resolution 55, describing proposed limits on local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol operations. In opening remarks the sponsor said, "The Trump administration has mandated that ICE and border patrol arrest at least 3,000 immigrants a day," and described training and budgetary changes the sponsor characterized as evidence the agencies are "poorly trained, abysmally led," and engaged in misconduct. The sponsor said the resolution would prevent the sheriff's office from…
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