U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

(Airs 8/27/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul says the Trump Administration’s tariff policy is hurting New York farmers, we’ll report on one county in the state that says it will not follow a new law that bars police agencies from cooperating with ICE, and we’ll have an update on a man that wants to test howitzer cannons in the Adirondacks.

(Airs 8/27/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul says the Trump Administration’s tariff policy is hurting New York farmers, we’ll report on one county in the state that says it will not follow a new law that bars police agencies from cooperating with ICE, and we’ll have an update on a man that wants to test howitzer cannons in the Adirondacks.

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

Sheriff Jeff Brown says he opposes the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from formally working with ICE.

WAMC analyzed data from the Deportation Data Project regarding detentions and deportations in New York State to better understand the expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across upstate New York.

WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Isabelle Taft, immigration reporter with New York Focus, about a surge in immigration arrests at a tomato packing facility outside Rochester.

The Mahopac school board recently voted 5-4 to name Christopher Harrigan its president. Residents are divided as ICE activity continues to escalate during the second Trump administration.

The U.S. General Services Administration is seeking 67 parking spaces in a secure space that includes ports big enough for “detainee buses and vans" according to documents.

During a stop in Burlington Monday, Congresswoman Becca Balint discussed several issues including the need to place guardrails on AI imaging to protect individuals’ rights.

The city of Burlington has absolved city police of any use of force allegations during an ICE raid in South Burlington in March. The report says the department complied with the Fair and Impartial Policing Policy. But individuals who were at the protest say the findings are more fiction than fact.