New York county executives and sheriffs have been reminded that agreements to hold people solely for federal civil immigration violations must be ended by November 25.
The guidance announced Friday by Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul applies to contracts and other arrangements involving civil immigration detention in local correctional facilities.
State officials say the law does not prevent local agencies from holding people on pending federal criminal charges. It also does not stop compliance with state or federal court orders or judicial warrants.
Agencies with prohibited agreements have been asked to report how they are complying or confirm that they do not have such agreements.
