State Legal professional Common Letitia James is conducting a sweeping misconduct probe of New York native regulation enforcement authorities who could also be serving to the Trump administration crack down on unlawful immigration, The Submit has discovered.
The AG’s workplace is concentrating on any cooperation between native regulation enforcement officers and federal businesses, together with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Safety and Homeland Safety.
A letter from the workplace to Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton requested any agreements between the workplace and any federal company “concerning the enforcement of federal immigration law” – and it additionally asks for documentation about cops receiving coaching on implementing federal immigration.
The letter cited a piece of state regulation on official misconduct.
“Attorney General is conducting an investigation pursuant to New York Executive Law § 75(3) and has reasonable cause to believe that the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office has information relevant to that investigation,” Lillian Marquez, deputy bureau chief of the AG’s Regulation Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Workplace, wrote within the letter obtained by The Submit.
The AG calls for that the sheriff flip over any paperwork or details about ICE detainer requests and the detection, apprehension, or detention of individuals who’ve “allegedly violated immigration law.”
The lawyer basic’s workplace additionally requested info regarding “stops initiated by any member” by the Oswego sheriff’s workplace — together with visitors cease stories, physique worn digicam and video footage and recordings.
All communications between or amongst any member of the sheriff’s workplace and any member of Homeland Safety or its sub businesses — together with CBP, and ICE at visitors stops can also be requested.
New York State is underneath an govt order — signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017 and continued by Gov. Kathy Hochul — that restricts or bars regulation enforcement from aiding in investigating, arresting or deporting unlawful immigrants.
“Law enforcement officers have no authority to take any police action solely because the person is an undocumented alien,” the Sept. 15, 2017, order mentioned.
James’ workplace despatched a June 11 letter conducting a sweeping inquiry for paperwork from the Oswego County Sheriff’s Workplace, the place ICE raids have been carried out.
Sources accustomed to the letter instructed The Submit extra counties will doubtless be focused within the coming days by James.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Workplace acquired an analogous letter earlier this yr over stories that it was concerned within the “enforcement of federal civil immigration law.”
Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik, who grilled Hochul over New York’s sanctuary insurance policies throughout a fiery congressional committee listening to final week, blasted James for declaring a “war against law enforcement.”
“Kathy Hochul and Tish James’ New York is illegals first, New Yorkers last,” Stefanik, who’s mulling a run for governor subsequent yr, instructed The Submit.
“This is a continuation of Kathy Hochul and NY Democrats’ war against law enforcement. Just last week, Kathy Hochul embarrassed all New Yorkers when she was unaware of the violent crimes committed by illegals against New Yorkers including being burned alive, raped, and molested.”
Stefanik mentioned she stands behind “President Trump, federal law enforcement, and our County Sheriffs who are working every day to restore law and order in our communities, fulfilling their constitutional oaths.”
