Nassau County deputizes local cops to act as ICE agents
County Executive Bruce Blakeman said 10 detectives would be allowed to act as federal immigration agents under an agreement with the federal government.
Nassau County police joining forces with ICE agents. Here's how officials say it will work.
Nassau County police will work directly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to carry out operations, County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced Tuesday morning. Blakeman said 10 police detectives will work with ICE agents to carry out targeted enforcement in the area.
Advocates assail plan allowing Nassau police to work with ICE in deportation
The agreement gives federal immigration enforcement powers to 10 detectives from the Nassau County Police Department by "deputizing" them and allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to be stationed at the county jail.
Nassau County police to partner with ICE
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has announced a new partnership allowing ten Nassau County police detectives to work alongside ICE agents, targeting undocumented migrants with criminal records.
Nassau County executive jumps at chance to help ICE deport ‘criminal' migrants
Nassau County police will be granted federal authority to help arrest and deport undocumented criminal migrants under an agreement with the Trump administration, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Nassau police to embed with ICE to arrest immigrants accused of crimes
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stressed this was a "targeted enforcement" against "illegal migrants who have committed crimes." Protesters and advocates are pushing back. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.
'BIG CHANGE': Nassau County police to begin assisting with immigration enforcement
Nassau County police officers will now be assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement in what county executive Bruce Blakeman is calling a “big change" that “was sorely needed."
Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump’s immigration crackdown
A county in New York City’s Long Island suburbs will be teaming up with federal authorities in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.
Nassau County police to be granted authority to help arrest illegal criminal migrants
Nassau County police will be granted federal authority to help arrest and deport illegal criminal migrants under an agreement announced Tuesday with the Trump administration.
Nassau County Police to embed with ICE to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stressed this was a "targeted enforcement" against "illegal migrants who have committed crimes."
Local New York police helping ICE with migrant arrests
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joins 'Fox & Friends’ to discuss the White House allowing his police force to arrest and deport illegal criminals.
L.I. lawmakers sue Nassau executive Blakeman for creating taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians ‘in secrecy’
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Lawsuit filed over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's armed citizen deputy program
In Nassau County, Democrats are suing Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his creation of an armed citizen deputy program. The program deputizes armed citizens for mobilization during ...
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Mass deportations will depend on local police. Only some are offering to help
Trump's border czar Tom Homan is urging more local law enforcement agencies to support ICE's immigration efforts.
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Nassau County Democrats sue Blakeman over program to deputize armed civilians
Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies ...
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Blakeman: Nassau County detectives to assist ICE in detaining immigrants in the county illegally who commit crimes
Bruce Blakeman says the county will be reimbursed by the U.S. government for its efforts.