Blakeman: Nassau to comply with law limiting ICE cooperation

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is reportedly complying with a new New York state law barring local police from sharing resources or jail space with federal immigration authorities, despite calling it "one of the saddest days of my life as county executive." According to reports, Blakeman said the county has no choice but to follow the statute, which sharply restricts cooperation between local law enforcement and ICE. He vowed, however, that Nassau would continue assisting federal immigration enforcement in every way still permitted by law, stating, "Whatever we are allowed to do within the confines of the law, we will do." The law is part of a broader push by Albany Democrats to limit local-federal immigration enforcement partnerships, a policy critics argue undermines public safety and rewards illegal immigration.