Attorney General Letitia James has launched the Legal Observation Project, a new initiative to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement activity in New York.
Through the new initiative, the AG’s office will collect reports of enforcement actions throughout New York and send trained personnel to observe and document that activity, as well as any related protests, as they occur. These legal observers will serve as neutral witnesses and will record information.
“As Attorney General, I am proud to protect New Yorkers’ constitutional rights to speak freely, protest peacefully, and go about their lives without fear of unlawful federal action,” said James. “We have seen in Minnesota how quickly and tragically federal operations can escalate in the absence of transparency and accountability. My office is launching the Legal Observation Project to examine federal enforcement activity in New York and whether it remains within the bounds of the law.”
The project will begin monitoring efforts in the coming weeks.