NY Republicans propose legislation to reverse ‘sanctuary’ laws to enable cooperation with ICE – By Candace Hathawa (The Blaze) / Feb 14, 2024
Minority Republicans in the New York state legislature recently proposed legislation that would effectively reverse the state’s and New York City’s “sanctuary” policies. If passed, the reversal would allow local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The legislation, S.8533/A.9167, is sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt, Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay, Deputy Republican Leader Andrew Lanza, and Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo.
The Republican lawmakers blamed the sanctuary policies for preventing federal officials from addressing the immigration issue. According to Lanza, the state’s current sanctuary status “ties the hands of law enforcement.”
