The New York Brief

Grade C · 11 of 18 points

No state mandate compels cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement.

The nine standards

Full · Partial · None

	Standard	Status	Citation
1	No state resources used	Partial	Exec. Law §§ 319, 319-a + Gen. Mun. Law §§ 996, 996-a (Ch. 55, Laws of 2026, Part LL, Subpart C)
2	No deputized local police	Full	Ch. 55, Laws of 2026, Part LL Subpart A - statutory ban on formal AND informal 287(g) agreements + IGSA/detention contracts.
3	Off-limits: schools, hospitals, courthouses	Partial	N.Y. Civ. Rights Law §28*2 (Protect Our Courts Act — courthouse civil-arrest privilege)
4	Limit for-profit detention	Partial	Ch. 55, Laws of 2026, Part LL Subpart A - bars local-government spending/contracting on private immigration detention (partial).
5	Protect personal records	Full	N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law §201(12) + N.Y. Educ. Law §3201-b(3)(d) (Ch. 55, L. 2026) + N.Y. Exec. Law §319-a(2) / Gen. Mun. Law §996-a(2)
6	Require a judge's warrant	Partial	Civ. Rights Law § 29(2)(a) (Ch. 55, Laws of 2026, Part LL, Subpart E) — location-access judicial-warrant standard
7	Public cooperation record	None	AG James guidance
8	Hold enforcement accountable	Partial	N.Y. Exec. Law §63-e (Office of Immigrant Trust)
9	Identified agents, recording allowed	Full	Ch. 55, Laws of 2026, Part LL Subpart F (MELT Act) - visible officer ID (name/badge/agency) + law-enforcement mask/disguise prohibition; recording prong satisfied via NY Exec. Law §234 (State Police body-worn camera mandate) AND NY Civil Rights Law §79-p (Right to Monitor Act - citizen-recording authorization with private right of action). Civil enforcement: NY Civil Rights Law §79-p private right of action.

The gaps, as vote-ready asks

No state resources used (Partial provision) — bar the state’s own officers, money, equipment, and facilities from federal civil immigration enforcement. What this limit is → See the model language →
Off-limits: schools, hospitals, courthouses (Partial provision) — keep federal civil enforcement out of schools, hospitals, and courthouses absent a judge’s warrant. What this limit is → See the model language →
Limit for-profit detention (Partial provision) — stop state permits, funding, and leases from propping up for-profit immigration detention. What this limit is → See the model language →
Require a judge's warrant (Partial provision) — require a judge’s warrant before state or local cooperation with a civil detainer. What this limit is → See the model language →
Public cooperation record (No provision) — put cooperation with federal civil enforcement on the public record. What this limit is → See the model language →
Hold enforcement accountable (Partial provision) — give residents a real remedy when enforcement crosses the line. What this limit is → See the model language →