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12 New York agencies given August deadline to end ICE agreements
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Key Points:
- Twelve local New York law enforcement agencies are required to terminate their 287(g) agreements with ICE by August 25.
- The announcement was made by Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James.
- This action is the first initiative from the newly established Office of Immigrant Trust, which aims to protect immigrant communities and reduce local involvement in federal immigration enforcement.
- The Office of Immigrant Trust has sent formal letters to the 12 agencies instructing them to end the agreements.
