New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James have said local police agencies must dissolve their 287(g) agreements to work with federal immigration agents to abide by a new state law, but seven remain intact, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website.  

What started with 12 agencies is now down to Broome, Cattaraugus, Nassau, Niagara, Rensselaer and Steuben counties, as well as the Nassau County Police Department.

Hochul’s opponent in the governor’s race, Bruce Blakeman, is the Nassau County executive. Steve McLaughlin, an outspoken critic of Hochul’s who had a terse reply on social media to the state law, is the county executive in Rensselaer.

However, Broome County Sheriff’s Department officials said last week that they are not housing any federal detainees in their jail and that they will abide by state law.  

Madison County Sheriff’s Department is the latest agency to dissolve its agreement, which Cpt. Jonathan Morticelli said was to be in compliance with the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act.

“With that being said, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office will continue to work collaboratively with our local, state and federal partner agencies to include ICE, to ensure that the public safety needs of Madison County are met,” Morticelli said in a statement.  

Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood is the running mate with Blakeman.  

“Unless a crime has been committed, ICE cannot use local cops, their jails, their technology, for civil immigration enforcement,” Hochul said at a press conference last week.  

The state has given law enforcement agencies until Aug. 25 to dissolve their agreements.  

ICE puts out monthly encounter reports as part of the 287(g) agreements, and for the months of July, June and May, the agency reported one encounter for New York. The encounter occurred on June 5, in Cattaraugus County with two individuals from India.  

“The first individual was arrested for grand larceny and scheme to defraud after attempting to solicit $50,000 from an elderly victim. The second individual was encountered with the first but not charged criminally. Both subjects last entered the United States without inspection,” the report said.