NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) – The Nassau County Police Department will be directly participating in ICE enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants accused of crimes, County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced on Tuesday.
Detectives will be "cross-designated" and embedded with federal agents, Blakeman said. Detainees will also be held in Nassau County jails for 72 hours as ICE works to deport them or find a permanent detainment facility, according to Blakeman.
“I want to stress that this program is about illegal migrants who have committed crimes,” Blakeman said during a news conference. “This isn’t about raids. This is targeted enforcement of our laws based here in the state of New York.”
If an undocumented immigrant is accused of committing a crime and brought to a police station in the county, local law enforcement will inform ICE, according to Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. Detectives assigned with ICE will also seek out undocumented immigrants accused of crimes that haven’t been tracked down by police.
“We will always stand with our partners in ICE to make sure that they get to do their job and we will assist them,” Ryder said.
The federal government will reimburse Nassau County, according to Blakeman. Nassau is believed to be the first major county in the U.S. to embed detectives with ICE, along with holding detainees, Blakeman said.
The NYPD participated in targeted ICE enforcement in New York City last Tuesday.
"Beforehand, I directed the NYPD to coordinate with DHS’ Homeland Security Investigations and other federal law enforcement agencies — as allowed by law — to conduct a targeted operation to arrest an individual connected with multiple violent crimes," Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement.
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