US federal judge blocks New York's ban on ICE officers wearing masks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But a state law prohibiting cooperation between local police departments and ICE has been allowed to stand.
50% : On the issue of whether local law enforcement can cooperate with federal agents, D'Agostino's 51-page preliminary ruling said New York's ban on 287(g) cooperation agreements - that comes into effect later in August - should stand because it is an "appropriate means of furthering New York's legitimate interests in protecting public welfare and choosing how state and local resources are expended". Brandon Neuman, a US justice department lawyer, argued in July that both the mask and cooperation bans in New York are invalid because states can't make laws that regulate the actions of federal agencies.
46% : "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," they said in a joint statement.
45% : She is facing Bruce Blakeman, a Nassau county executive, who supports ICE tactics and opposes the prohibition of cooperation with the agency.
44% : James Percival, a general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that oversees immigration enforcement agencies, reacted to D'Agostino's ruling by saying on X that Democratic-led states "continue to stack losses as they try to pass unconstitutional bans on ICE officers wearing masks".
37% : The preliminary ruling means local police officers are blocked from arresting ICE agents for covering their faces in public settings.
34% : Judge puts hold on mask ban while allowing state law prohibiting cooperation between police and ICE to stand A New York law banning US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing face coverings and requiring that they wear visible identification has been put on hold by a federal judge.
34% : " ICE cooperation has become a campaign issue in Hochul's bid for re-election in November.

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