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Albany County approves limits on cooperation with ICE and bars county‑funded use of deportation carriers
Summary
After a contentious public comment period and hours of floor debate, the Albany County Legislature on March 9 passed two measures: one prohibiting county payments to airlines used for deportation flights and a second restricting county cooperation with ICE and Border Patrol, with opponents warning of public‑safety risks and supporters citing alleged federal abuses.
The Albany County Legislature voted to approve two related measures intended to limit the county’s role in federal immigration enforcement.
The first, resolution 54, bars the county from using public funds to do business with airlines engaged in deportation flights. The second, resolution 55, restricts local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol, prohibits entry into 287(g) deputization agreements, and prevents county property — including jail facilities — from being used as staging or detention sites for federal civil immigration operations.
The votes followed a lengthy public comment period and more than an hour of floor debate. A number of residents and advocates urged passage: Tiana Huitt, identifying…
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