New York Attorney General to Deploy Legal Observers to Monitor Federal Immigration Agents

New York to create team of legal observers to document ICE raids

Attorney general Letitia James says observers will monitor if Trump enforcement ‘remains within bounds of the law’New York is creating a team of legal observers that will don purple vests to monitor and record the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement officers as they seek to detain and deport migrants, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday.The announcement follows weeks of sometimes violent tumult in Minneapolis, where Donald Tr…

New York attorney general to deploy observers to monitor ICE operations

The move comes amid heightened nationwide tensions surrounding Trump's immigration crackdown

Observers from attorney general's office will monitor, document ICE enforcement across New York

The legal observers, drawn from volunteers in the attorney general's office, will not interfere with enforcement actions.

New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids

Letitia James, the state’s top law official, said staffers from her office would serve as “neutral witnesses” amid recent backlash to President Trump’s deportation campaign.

New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agents

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Proposed MD bill calls for ‘digital unmasking' of ICE agents accused of misconduct

Across the country, masked federal agents have faced scrutiny over what critics call an overreach of power and limited oversight. While many lawmakers have proposed bills calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to remove their masks during operations, one new piece of legislation is approaching the issue of transparency in a different way. “My legislation would essentially use...