Politics & Government

ICE Controversy Swirls In Rockland County, N.Y., Over Plan To Restrict Federal Agency Interactions

Rockland County Democrats said they'll use their majority to protect residents from perceived excesses of immigration enforcement.

(CBS News)

February 3, 2026

A controversial plan to restrict how Rockland County, New York, employees may interact with federal immigration agents is causing a stir in the northern suburbs.

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The bill surrounding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not yet been written, but battlelines were already being drawn Monday in the Democratic-controlled county legislature.

Rockland County Democrats said they'll use their majority to protect residents from perceived excesses of immigration enforcement, days after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her plan to block state and local police from cooperating with ICE on civil operations.

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