NEW YORK (WBNG) — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the launch of an initiative to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement activity throughout the state.
The Legal Observation Project will collect reports of enforcement action and related protests as they occur.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, these legal observers will serve as witnesses on the ground, recording information that may inform future legal action.
“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 Attorney General 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, staffed by trained employees from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), participating on a purely voluntary basis, will begin monitoring enforcement actions in the coming weeks.
James also urges New Yorkers to submit videos or other documentation of federal immigration enforcement actions directly to the OAG through a secure online portal.
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