By Erin Durkin
City
pols and public defenders pushed the state's chief judge Wednesday to
bar ICE from making most arrests in state court houses.
Gov. Cuomo signed an order two weeks ago prohibiting the federal immigration agency from making arrests in state government buildings without a judicial warrant — but his order does not apply in the courts, where the state's chief executive does not have jurisdiction.
Outside
City Hall Wednesday, City Council members pushed Chief Judge Janet
DiFiore to issue a similar order for courts, barring arrests unless
agents have a warrant or order from a judge.
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Source: The New York Daily News (via Empire Report New York)
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