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Ulster County legislature adopts policy limiting warrantless federal immigration actions on county property
Summary
The committee passed Resolution 189 to convert a 2019 executive order into county policy that bars warrantless entry to non-public county areas, bans staging on county property and restricts county employees from sharing non-public information for immigration enforcement; the measure contains no internal disciplinary penalties and relies on the county executive for operational enforcement.
The Ulster County Legislature’s Health, Human Services and Human Rights Committee on April 14 approved Resolution 189 to establish a county policy restricting certain federal immigration-enforcement activities on county property.
The policy, sponsored by Legislative Chair Peter Kriswell, prohibits warrantless entry to non-public areas of county buildings, bars federal authorities from using county property as staging areas, and prevents county employees from sharing non-public information for immigration enforcement purposes. Kriswell said the text codifies a 2019 executive order issued by then-County Executive Pat Ryan and has been reviewed by the county attorney’s office and the sheriff’s attorneys.
Kriswell said the change is intended to make the previous executive action permanent through legislation rather than an executive order that could be changed by a…
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