Exclusive | NY AG Letitia James probing local cops for misconduct for working with Trump admin, ICE
State Attorney General Letitia James is conducting a sweeping misconduct probe of New York local law enforcement authorities who may be helping the Trump administration crack down on illegal immigration, The Post has learned.The AG’s office is targeting any cooperation between local law enforcement officials and federal agencies, including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security.A letter from the office to Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton requested any agreements between the office and any federal agency “concerning the enforcement of federal immigration law” – and it also asks for documentation about cops receiving training on enforcing federal immigration.The letter cited a section of state law on official misconduct.“Attorney General is conducting an investigation pursuant to New York Executive Law § 75(3) and has reasonable cause to believe that the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office has information relevant to that investigation,” Lillian Marquez, deputy bureau chief of the AG’s Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office, wrote in the letter obtained by The Post.The AG demands that the sheriff turn over any documents or information about ICE detainer requests and the detection, apprehension, or detention of people who have “allegedly violated immigration law.”The attorney general’s office also requested information concerning “stops initiated by any member” by the Oswego sheriff’s office — including traffic stop reports, body worn camera and video footage and recordings.All communications between or among any member of the sheriff’s office and any member of Homeland Security or its sub agencies — including CBP, and ICE at traffic stops is also requested.New York State is under an executive order — signed by then-Gov.Andrew Cuomo in 2017 and continued by Gov.
Kathy Hochul — that restricts or bars law enforcement from aiding in investigating, arresting or deporting illega...