By Erin Durkin
As the Trump administration attempts to crack down on sanctuary cities,
New York is slapping more restrictions on its cooperation with federal
immigration authorities.
Under legislation the City Council passed 41-4 on Tuesday, city
employees will be banned from spending any time on duty or using city
property to assist in enforcing immigration laws.
The move makes legally binding a policy the city has already followed
of bowing out of assisting the feds in finding undocumented immigrants
for deportation.
Another bill bars the Department of Probation from handing over undocumented immigrants in response to requests from the feds.
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