Federal immigration officials do not have a separate facility on Rikers, but they do have staff members that review inmate files and select people for interrogation — and potentially deportation.
Not exact matches
A
federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to withhold funding from «sanctuary cities» that
do not cooperate with U.S.
immigration officials, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to
federal spending.
As of press time, two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, support the legislation, which would prohibit law enforcement
officials from honoring requests made by
federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, which
do not give rise to reasonable grounds for detaining individuals.
It would codify what the county legally
does and
does not have to
do for
federal immigration officials.
The city
does not cooperate with
federal immigration officials seeking to deport undocumented immigrants, except when certain serious crimes have been committed.
The mayors of American cities large and small reacted with outrage to Trump's executive order pledging to halt funding to «sanctuary city» municipalities that
did not cooperate with
federal immigration officials.
The city of Albany could be slapped with a subpoena if it doesn't provide documents detailing any guidance provided to local law enforcement regarding communication with
federal immigration officials.
The 45 - minute debate centered on Corcoran's $ 1.4 million television ad that portraying immigrants who entered the country illegally as a danger to Floridians and HB 9, a proposal that threatens local
officials who
do not fully comply with
federal immigration authorities with removal from office and fines.
The local actions — which generally declare local authorities will not question people solely on the grounds of suspected undocumented status —
do not preclude
federal immigration officials from
doing their jobs in sanctuary communities.
PHOTO ESSAY BY DONNA ACETO, REPORTING BY PAUL SCHINDLER Even as congressional leaders scrambled Thursday to forge an agreement on the fate of roughly 800,000 Dreamers,
federal agents in Manhattan from
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a leading immigration rights advocate, Ravi Ragbir, as he did a routine check - in with government
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a leading
immigration rights advocate, Ravi Ragbir, as he did a routine check - in with government
immigration rights advocate, Ravi Ragbir, as he
did a routine check - in with government
officials.
The new legislation, in addition to piggybacking the current policy, would also prevent law enforcement
officials from honoring requests made by
federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Customs and Border Protection, which
do not give rise to probable cause.
And if all of this is not enough to make the case significant, it also may reveal the justices» views on presidential power and
immigration that could be relevant to other issues pending in the lower courts, such as President Trump's repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and the challenges to President Trump's threatening to withhold
federal funds from cities and states that
do not cooperate with
immigration officials.