New York Attorney General James and Governor Hochul announced guidance advising county executives and sheriffs that they must end agreements to house or detain people for federal civil immigration violations by November 25, 2026. The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act makes those agreements void and unenforceable after the deadline; no monetary penalty or specific enforcement order is announced.
The guidance asks affected local agencies to use applicable termination provisions by November 25, 2026, and asks county executives and sheriffs to report compliance or confirm they have no prohibited agreements. No monetary penalty or formal remedial order is described.
Local governments and law enforcement agencies should review jail and detention-services agreements, intergovernmental service agreements, and related contractor arrangements for provisions allowing detention on behalf of federal immigration authorities for civil violations. Check termination, renewal, extension, and change-in-law clauses, and ensure mixed-use agreements can be amended to remove civil immigration detention while preserving any permitted criminal-detention services. Vendors and customers involved in detention services should also review scope-of-services and compliance representations to ensure the agreements do not require prohibited conduct after the statutory deadline.
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https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-and-governor-hochul-notify-local-officials-obligation-end
guidance on immigration detention contracts letter 2026
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/letters/guidance-on-immigration-detention-contracts-letter-2026.pdf
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"November 6, 2026"
"any local government or law enforcement agency"
"Under the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act"
"prohibited from housing civil immigration detainees in local correctional facilities on behalf of federal immigration authorities"
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