why it matters
ICE is conspiring with local law enforcement.
Trump is rapidly expanding the 287(g) program in New York, with more and more counties agreeing to turn state and local police into arms of ICE and CBP. The New York for All Act would end these contracts and other informal collusion to ensure that local agencies are not turned into deputized federal immigration agents.
Communities that refuse to conspire are safer.
Data shows that crime is lower in places where officials do not divert time and resources to a hostile immigration agenda.
Ensuring that every person in our state can seek help and access these services without fear is critical to the safety and well-being of all New Yorkers.
Protecting immigrants strengthens the economy.
In 2023, immigrant New Yorkers contributed $74.8 billion in taxes and constituted $160.5 billion dollars in spending power.
Data also shows that household income is higher, and poverty rates are lower in areas where officials refuse to conspire with ICE.
Other states have already passed similar legislation.
New York should join the growing number of states that prohibit collusion with federal immigration enforcement.
New Jersey, Washington, Illinois, and California already have state-wide sanctuary policies that have prevented thousands of cruel, unnecessary detentions, deportations, and family separations.
Local collusion with ICE denies immigrants due process.
Immigrants are entitled to fundamental constitutional rights in the United States — including the right to due process. But right now, immigrants are being racially profiled, arrested, detained, and separated from their families to meet a cruel and arbitrary deportation agenda. This erodes public safety, and undermines due process without any accountability. A threat to any New Yorker’s due process is a threat to us all – whether they’re fleeing violence, reuniting with family, or want to build a better life for their children, immigrants must be guaranteed a fair day in court.