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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Collins

Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump's immigration crackdown

Immigration Enforcement New York - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A county in New York City's Long Island suburbs will be teaming up with federal authorities in President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican and Trump ally, announced Tuesday that 10 county police detectives will be given the same authority as federal immigration agents and work with them to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally after they are charged with other crimes.

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