Rensselaer County Sheriff

About 95 people attended the Rensselaer County Legislature's public forum last week. Many called on Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault to end his 287(g) agreement with ICE.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is asking a state court judge to terminate an agreement between the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The 15 sheriffs said New York State's ban on 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is unconstitutional.

New York State's ban on 287(g) agreements with ICE puts the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office in violation of state law after the ban went into effect Tuesday.

Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault and Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin had for months said they planned to ignore the new state law, even after the New York State Attorney General’s Office ordered them to comply in July.

After Republican County Executive Steve McLaughlin said he would not comply with the state's order to withdraw from 287(g) agreements with ICE, residents are asking the Legislature to take action.

The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office’s 287(g) agreement allows deputies to identify immigrants in county jail and initiate immigration proceedings on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, about a Sheriff's sergeant's claims that a "Book of Shame" with altered sexual images of her were being circulated around her department.

The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a host for its license plate readers.

Families who lost loved ones to impaired drivers gathered with local officials in Troy Tuesday to honor their legacies.