Keeping New Yorkers Safe: Governor Hochul Announces Local Cops, Local Crimes Provision Banning 287(G) Agreements Takes Effect

New York State’s Ban on 287(g) Agreements Focuses Local Law Enforcement on Local Crimes

Ensures That Law Enforcement Resources Are Directed Toward Local Public Safety Priorities Rather Than the Federal Government’s Mass Deportation Agenda

Federal Court Previously Denied DOJ's Attempt To Block the Law, Permitting It To Go Into Effect Today

Local Cops, Local Crimes Act Passed as Part of a Comprehensive Package of Immigration Protections To Keep New Yorkers Safe From Federal Overreach

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the statewide ban on 287(g) agreements in the Local Cops, Local Crime Act, signed into law in May as part of a comprehensive package of immigration protections, has taken effect. The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act ensures that local law enforcement agencies remain focused on keeping New York communities safe, rather than being used for federal civil immigration enforcement, diverting critical resources to do the job of ICE.

“Here in New York, we need local police focused on keeping our communities safe—not serving as de-facto ICE agents, not conducting civil immigration enforcement, and not carrying out the Trump Administration’s callous immigration agenda,” Governor Hochul said. “That’s why I championed our new law banning 287(g) agreements and ensuring local cops remain focused on real crime in our communities. Starting today, ICE can no longer commandeer locally-funded police to aid an out-of-control federal agency with an $85 billion budget.”

Prior to 2025, only one of New York's 62 counties had a 287(g) agreement with ICE. To date, 53 counties in New York have never entered into a 287(g) agreement. Of those 53 counties, seven are among the 25 safest communities in America, demonstrating that 287(g) agreements are non-essential to improving safety in New York.

Since taking office, Governor Hochul has invested nearly $4 billion in law enforcement and public safety leading to record low reductions in crime. Ensuring that these resources continue to be used to drive down local crime and keep communities safe is essential to the Governor's core public safety mission.

Section 287(g) agreements allow local officers or employees to engage in or assist with federal civil immigration enforcement or otherwise perform the functions of federal immigration officers, eroding trust between immigrant communities and local institutions, and making residents less likely to report crimes, seek help, or cooperate with law enforcement. The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act prohibits local governments and law enforcement agencies from entering into 287(g) agreements or similar arrangements that use local resources to detain people for federal immigration violations.