A wealthy beach town of migrant workers handcuffed by New York Sanctuary Law
Officials from East Hampton, one of the wealthiest towns in New York’s Hamptons enclave, are trying to reassure locals that non-criminal employees and neighbors are not being detained under state law. President Donald Trump crackdown on known criminal foreigners.
At a community meeting Wednesday, local governments said concerning residents do not have the authority to detain suspected illegal aliens for civil immigration crimes, but have the authority to comply with federal criminal warrants. He spoke.
East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen told community members at a public meeting that law-abiding immigrants should call police to report crimes and emergencies without fear of deportation. However, the criminal is arrested.
Larsen told Fox News Digital over the phone on Friday. He called the meeting to address residents’ concerns and said he would prevent “chaos” that could grow from the chaos around community enforcement.
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On March 16th, 2016, the property is visible near a golf club in East Hampton, New York. The area is known as the wealthy summer playground on Wall Street. (Reuters/Jeffrey Basinger)
One concern is that people who may be afraid of deportation avoid reporting crimes such as tor and robbers, allowing burglars to prey on them and stay on the streets.
“What I called out to the meeting was the fact that people were saying in person, ‘What’s going to happen, the local police are going to enforce immigration laws,'” Larsen said. “In fact, we have no authority to hold any controls, and there is already a lawsuit filed in Suffolk County on top of that, and there is a case law relating to it, and you are allowed to hold it. Not available. It will be kept by the administrator.”
Police Station new york They are handcuffed by the state’s sanctuary law, but they have not turned their eyes on immigrant criminals, added East Hampton Village Police Chief Jeffrey Erickson.
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East Hampton Town Police cruisers are found in one parking lot on the community’s Atlantic beach. (Splash News)
“I will support my federal counterparts as much as I can,” the chief told Fox News Digital. “It must be a judicial warrant signed by the same judge as everyone else.”
US District Judge William Kuntz, who was appointed then president last month. Barack Obama In 2011, he ordered Suffolk County to pay $60 million to illegal aliens detained in violation of New York’s sanctuary law. The plaintiff was detained longer than he normally was incarcerated as immigrants and customs enforcement filed the detainee’s request.
The town of East Hampton is one of 10 towns in Suffolk County, New York, with police departments all over the county dealing with the most serious crimes and the county sheriff’s office running the county jail. The town is also home to the village of East Hampton. East Hampton has its own police, led by Erickson.
Despite the detainees coming from the federal government in the county lawsuit, the judge’s orders place only local taxpayers on the hook, and federal agencies are not responsible for placing detainee requests from the start. That was it.
East Hampton, New York is home to many wealthy Americans, including actor Alec Baldwin, portrayed here on October 22, 2021. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)
Some are seen as a face slap to Suffolk voters, but the majority have been found to support President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. Immigration enforcement In the county, he was a violent MS-13 gang fortress at the start of his first term. County officials are suing the verdict.
New York law allows local governments only to retain the accused people Crimes eligible for bailregardless of the immigration situation. With the exception of illegally crossing borders, most immigration crimes are considered civic matters and therefore cannot be released in the state.
“Nothing has changed in our policies, except that there was no (federal criminal warrant) in the last administration,” Erickson said. “So, when it comes again, we’ll support our federal counterparts.”
Protesters are holding a sign outside the fundraiser of President Joe Biden in East Hampton, New York on June 29, 2024. (Amanda L. Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Authorities are also disputing recent reports that have made them seem to turn a blind eye to local labor migrants.
“If someone commits a crime, whether it’s legal or illegal, they’ll be arrested and they’ll be charged,” Erickson said. “It doesn’t matter what your status is. We’re not looking for another way.”
Since the president took office on January 20th, federal and local law enforcement agencies regarding targets identified by the Trump administration as known criminal foreigners, which have been primarily linked to drug trafficking, gang violence or terrorism. National crackdowns involved.
“The threat of public security and national security, they’re the first to go up,” Trump border emperor Tom Homan said. Recent Videos Released by the White House.
At East Hampton meeting Wednesday, residents were asking local leaders whether they could protect unsolicited corporations in places like churches and workplaces. East Hampton Starit ran an editorial on Thursday praising its opposition to ice detainees.
“Million workers have been humming Hampton for decades. If mostly Irish and Italians were working on wealthy sea-level estates in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they would have been able to do much longer. It’s become.” I wrote the owner of the paper David Ratt tray. “The first upset of the Spanish-speaking waves came in the 1980s, when a handful of men arrived and found work primarily in the landscaping trade.”
General Perspectives of East Hampton, New York, April 12, 2024. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
In today’s region, many immigrants, both legal and illegal, work in the landscaping, hospitality and construction industries.
A local in East Hampton told Fox News Digital that Hispanic community is the “bread and butter” of the workforce.
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East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo told Town board members that his officers will continue to work with federal investigators on the criminal warrant. According to the paper, a cell in a local prison.
“I have never seen an ice agent in this town.
A general view of a seaside cottage in East Hampton, New York, April 12, 2024. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
However, in one exchange he reportedly pointed at his gun and told the residents. Law enforcement officer Please do not interfere with each other’s legal obligations.
“Because people who wear this and wear this, they interfere with other people who wear this and then they wear it, then people die,” he said. “You will not step into the front of the uniformed immigration enforcement officer with guns and badges taking his actions. It is for lawyers to participate, and it is through the state and it is a policy and abide by the government. Because the procedure is involved.”
Sarlo did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on Friday.
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Officials said they wanted to make sure all residents, legal or not, are comfortable calling 911 in emergencies.
“No one wants to get hurt,” said Larsen, who is himself a former police chief. “You have an undocumented person, they’re driving cars, and police cars are trying to pull them towards you to run stop signs. And suddenly, this turns into pursuit. Someone gets hurt or killed.”
He said East Hampton police are focused on arresting criminals and will not check the immigration status of all those they encountered.
“You have to feel comfortable making calls Local police“Larsen said, “We don’t want any confusion in our community. We still need to function.”