
Immigration


New York Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Restrict Cooperation with Most Federal Immigration Enforcement
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 30, 2023) – On Tuesday, a New York Assembly committee passed a bill filed that would prohibit state and local law enforcement from assisting with federal immigration enforcement in most cases. Introduced by a coalition of 48 Democratic Assembly...
New York Bill Would Restrict Cooperation with Most Federal Immigration Enforcement
ALBANY (Jan. 12, 2023) – A bill filed in the New York Senate would end state and local law enforcement from assisting with federal immigration control in most cases. Introduced by a coalition of 13 Democratic Senators on January 4, S257 would restrict state and local...
Our Immigration Police State
As I have long argued, a system of immigration controls necessarily comes with an immigration police state. Warrantless searches of farms and ranches near the border. Domestic highway checkpoints. Roving Border Patrol checkpoints. Immigration raids on private...
Signed as Law: New Jersey Bans State and Local Participation in Immigration Detention
TRENTON, N.J. (Aug 23, 2021) – Last Friday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law to prohibit state or local entities from detaining individuals for federal civil immigration violations. A coalition of 13 Democrats introduced Assembly Bill 5207...