Q&A
NYPD's participation in joint task forces and compliance with local laws
1:44:22
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Council Member Alexa Aviles questions the administration's measures to ensure NYPD's participation in joint task forces with federal authorities doesn't violate local immigration laws. MOIA representatives provide limited information, citing ongoing work that cannot be discussed publicly.
- Concern about NYPD's participation in joint task forces potentially violating local immigration laws
- MOIA representatives assert that local laws continue to be upheld
- Limited information provided due to the sensitive nature of ongoing work
Alexa Aviles
1:44:22
So, what stopgap measures or guardrails does the administration have in place to ensure that NYPD's participation in various joint force task force task forces with federal authorities does not cross the line and turn into cooperation on immigration enforcement in violation of our local laws?
1:44:43
Long question.
Manuel Castro
1:44:45
I'll let Rebecca talk about her work with NYPD.
Lorena Lucero
1:44:49
And I'll add that, again, like the commissioner has sort of repeated this, but, nothing has changed in regards to what the local laws are.
1:44:59
And those continue to be upheld.
1:45:02
I can't go into specifics.
1:45:03
I don't know if you can either, Rebecca.
1:45:05
But please do if you have more, in regards to what the NYPD has been doing.
1:45:10
But we have, they're following the law as it is, enumerated now.
Alexa Aviles
1:45:16
I I think you can understand that while the commissioner continues to repeat that in that phrase in particular, what is what continues to be disturbing is we have proof of this problem.
1:45:29
And so what I need to understand, and you can provide this to the council, is what are the guardrails that we are additionally putting into place since we know we have had this ongoing problem?
Lorena Lucero
1:45:44
None that I can speak to now.
1:45:46
Again, there are, and even with the questions that you laid out regarding scenarios and planning, there's a lot of work that's happening, that we just we're not at liberty to discuss.
Alexa Aviles
1:46:00
Did you wanna say something?
Rebecca Engel
1:46:02
No.
1:46:02
I think she she answered the question.
1:46:04
Thank you.
Manuel Castro
1:46:04
So, again, we we take this this work seriously.