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Posted on 07/08/2026 3:55:27 AM PDT by DFG
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is putting sanctuary priorities ahead of public safety, this time by dangling technology upgrade grants in front of local police agencies—but only if they agree to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Hochul, speaking in Long Island earlier in the week, explained that $75 million of a total $100 million in grants would be tied directly to compliance with the state’s “Local Cops, Local Crimes Act."
The act, passed by the state legislature in May, effectively pressures sheriffs and departments to keep their hands off helping ICE with raids and detentions by ending 287(g) agreements, which are voluntary partnerships between local law enforcement and federal agents.
In other words, Hochul is using taxpayer dollars to bribe law enforcement into shielding criminal illegals at a time when Americans are demanding real border and law enforcement.
“If you’ve not been a beneficiary before, please step up. You cannot imagine the difference that it will make in your community,” Hochul said. “I’m committed to keeping this state as safe as possible, and we’re going to continue our support for local law enforcement because they are literally on the front lines of protecting their communities.”
The Times Union reports that the grant application form, issued by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, outlines the eligibility rules.
“No application will be considered should the applicant be determined to be operating a 287(g) agreement, or similar agreements, with the federal government, which would support state and local resources being used for civil immigration enforcement purposes,” an attestation form, which must be signed by a signatory with the law enforcement agency, reads.
“Further, no data or information generated by technology or equipment procured with these funds shall be used for civil immigration enforcement purposes.”
Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) has called the banning of local law enforcement from partnering with ICE a "reckless policy."
"This restriction ... is reckless, endangers New Yorkers, and further entrenches New York's status as a sanctuary state that prioritizes illegal immigrants over the safety of law-abiding citizens and the officers who protect them," Tenney wrote in a letter to Hochul in May.
But then, the Democrat governor's priority is, and always has been, illegal aliens over law-abiding citizens.
Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin, an upstate Republican, has vowed not to comply with Hochul's efforts to ban cooperation with ICE.
"Let me absolutely guarantee this low IQ and dangerous [Governor Hochul] that [Rensselaer County] will once again ignore your stupidity just as we did with (former Governor Andrew) Cuomo constantly. While you endanger New Yorkers, I will protect my residents," he said in an X post. "We WILL continue to work with ICE, and we will continue to participate in the 287g program to protect our people."
McLaughlin tells RedState that the governor's scheme is tantamount to "holding them (law enforcement) hostage."
Hochul is weaponizing taxpayer money to buy off local law enforcement and turn them into active participants in New York’s sanctuary state machine. All as a means to allow criminal illegals to roam free while American citizens in the Empire State bear the cost.
You'd think voters would get tired of being sacrificed at the altar of liberal open-border ideology.
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Literally sedition, using taxpayers’ dollars to create even more harm against said taxpayers.
Her corruption and malice has no bottom.
What a treasonous b!tch.
She couldn’t care less about the illegality or who is hurt by it; its all about bringing in illegals, giving them everything at taxpayers expense and putting them on the voting rolls illegally so they vote for people like her.
Just blaming her is missing the real culprits.
We can’t find a friendly judge to block this? The Dems always manage to find one for things like this but our side bend over or writes sternly worded op-eds.
“We can’t find a friendly judge to block this? The Dems always manage to find one for things like this but our side bend over or writes sternly worded op-eds.”
Ain’t that the truth!
Sanctuary Priorities is a euphemism for population losses.
New York is bleeding Americans and there by House Seats.
New York is driving citizens out by raising taxes, adding oppressive laws and regulations.
They can keep illegals by using taxes to support them. But not if the Feds arrest and deport them.
But Hochul better save those dollars for NYC because Mamdani is going to go bankrupt in a year or two.
When Obozo sued Arizona to stop the state from enforcing border laws, the damned fool inadvertently re-establish federal supremacy of border control over state efforts.
Under the law of unintended consequences, Obozo’s efforts makes it impossible for Hocul to prevent ICE from enforcing the law. If she’s not careful Trump might just federalize New York LEOs
That’s true. Very true.
As I understand it, the state of New York is now at war with the United States Of America.
More NY pukes are going to move to red states, no thanks.
Just another one of the communists’ AWFLs doing awful thing to Americans.
The nasty, evil beotch belongs in GITMO for sedition, if not outright treason.
Her, and Virginia’s Spunkburger should be cellmates.
HOchul is an American-hating skank. Her number one priority is primitive, knuckdragging illegal alien slobs. They come first in HOchul’s sicko world.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul again demonstrates her dedication to giving aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States. Hochul needs to be charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced to the appropriate punishment for traitors to the United States of America.
She is TOTALLY CORRUPT....watch out Sheriffs...she will TOTALLY CORRUPT you also!!
Stealing taxpayer money to help Criminals
TREASON.
TRAITORS NEED TO BE PUBLICALLY HUNG
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