Kathy Hochul said we could no longer cooperate with ICE.
OverstatedBruce Blakeman, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)
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Why we checked itClaims that Governor Hochul explicitly prohibited ICE cooperation — a specific policy action that can be verified against public record.
What we foundHochul enacted a law banning formal 287(g) civil immigration cooperation agreements with ICE, but she repeatedly and explicitly preserved cooperation for criminal investigations — so the claim that she said New York 'could no longer cooperate with ICE' overstates what she said and did.