Blue-state governors rush to blunt Trump's deportation drive with legal barriers
TL;DR
Democratic governors in states like Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Illinois are moving to curb federal immigration enforcement by banning or limiting local cooperation with ICE, creating oversight measures, and pursuing restrictions on civil deportations in sensitive locations, in response to violence concerns and shifting public opinion about Trump’s deportation agenda.
- Democratic governors scramble to build a legal wall against Trump’s deportation agenda Politico
- ICE in NYC: Hochul moves to end local cooperation with federal agents agents in New York ABC7 New York
- Hochul seeks to end local NY law enforcement agreements with ICE, citing ‘tyranny’ Gothamist
- Keeping New Yorkers Safe: Governor Hochul Introduces the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to Stop ICE from Co-Opting Local Law Enforcement Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov)
- Hochul calls for ban on local cooperation agreements with federal deportation program Newsday
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