NEW YORK (WABC) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against New York State’s legislation prohibiting federal immigration agents from carrying masks and requiring them to show identification.
The judge, primarily based within the Northern District, partially granted the preliminary injunction by noting the state’s “face covering and identification acts directly regulate federal officers in violation of the Supremacy Clause.”
“Settled law establishes that federal, not state, authorities make the policies that animate the enforcement of federal immigration laws,” Judge Mae D’Agostino dominated.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul launched a press release after the judge denied the federal authorities’s movement for a preliminary injunction blocking New York’s ban on native legislation enforcement and ICE agents carrying masks.
Also within the ruling, the judge refused to dam New York’s separate legislation banning native immigration enforcement agreements.
“As we have said from the start, New York’s ban on 287(g) agreements is legal and will keep our communities safe. Local law enforcement should be focused on local matters, and New York taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for any collaboration with ICE. While the court enjoined enforcement of New York’s mask ban, we stand firm in our belief that masked agents do not make New York safer and our offices are reviewing all legal options at this time,” the assertion stated.
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