Peekskill revises immigration-enforcement policy; public hearing set for Feb. 23
City staff revised the proposed immigration-enforcement policy to add sections aligning with the Westchester County Police Act, require the same notice for changes as a local law, and will present a resolution to set a public hearing on Feb. 23; council members proposed tightened language to avoid conflicts with federal law.
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Eric summarized changes to the proposed immigration-enforcement policy and said the administration added new sections (12—6) and strengthened section 17 to require notice and a hearing "in the same manner as a local law." He said the Westchester County Police Act required the city to provide certain written information to detained individuals and that the police chief had reviewed and consented to the proposed approach.
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