{"id":242446,"date":"2026-05-24T16:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/242446\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:53:12","slug":"ex-dem-ny-gov-david-paterson-gives-hochul-history-lesson-on-her-anti-ice-sanctuary-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/242446\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Dem NY Gov. David Paterson gives Hochul history lesson on her anti-ICE sanctuary law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ex-Gov. David Paterson slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats Sunday for ramming through a package of anti-ICE sanctuary laws<\/a> \u2014 warning the crusade could cost the Empire State.<\/p>\n

Paterson accused Hochul and Albany lawmakers of \u201creally impairing\u201d local governments\u2019 ability to cooperate with federal agencies, possibly increasing the chance of federal raids and opening up the state to lawsuits with taxpayers on the hook for the tab.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last I heard, the federal government supersedes the local government,\u201d Paterson told radio host John Catsimatidis on 77 WABC\u2019s \u201cCats Roundtable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former New York Gov. David Paterson criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in Albany for passing a package of anti-ICE sanctuary laws last week. Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was governor, I tried to adhere to that,\u201d said Paterson, who also previously served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

His comments come after Democrats passed a sweeping package of bills that largely outlaw cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/a><\/p>\n

The sprawling legislative package not only handcuffs cops from partnering with federal immigration authorities, but also bars ICE agents from most public places like hospitals and parks, and prevents them from wearing masks.<\/p>\n

It also seeks to undo \u201c287-g\u201d cooperation deals that local governments struck up with federal officials to hold detainees for ICE. This would include Nassau County, where Hochul\u2019s rival GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is now serving as county executive.<\/p>\n

The state bill passed last week bans those agreements and goes a step further \u2014 prohibiting all \u201cinformal cooperation,\u201d such as a local cop calling ICE if they believe they have an undocumented migrant in custody.<\/p>\n

Paterson reminded Hochul that federal immigration law \u201csupersedes\u201d New York law. LP Media<\/p>\n

Blakeman praised Paterson as a \u201ccommon sense\u201d Democrat.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommon Sense Democrats know that Kathy Hochul has made our neighborhoods less safe with her pro-criminal policies,\u201d Blakeman told The Post. \u201cGovernor Paterson is a sensible and thoughtful Democrat who is rightfully appalled with Hochul\u2019s support of this dangerous legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

GOP county executives will likely sue Hochul and the Democrats for restricting their ability to help the federal government<\/a> enforce immigration law, Paterson said.<\/p>\n

Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNassau County, Suffolk County, the other counties around the state could ban together and bring a lawsuit against the state legislature itself, and the governor for taking this approach.\u201d said Paterson, who served as governor from 2008-2010 when former Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned. \u201cI just don\u2019t understand how we got into the situation we are in now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an egregious mistake they made,\u201d he said of his fellow Democrats.<\/p>\n

The package passed by Albany would largely outlaw cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n

The package includes:<\/p>\n

The so-called \u201cBivens Act,\u201d allowing people to sue ICE agents should they violate their constitutional rights, such as by entering their home without a warrant.<\/p>\n

Barring most public employees, like civilians at a law enforcement agency, hospital workers and DMV staff from any interaction with federal immigration authorities without presentation of a judicial warrant.<\/p>\n

Creating an \u201cOffice of Immigrant Trust\u201d within Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 office, with the ability to enforce provisions of the bill, including going after local governments that don\u2019t comply.<\/p>\n

Banning all federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks to conceal their identity.<\/p>\n

Preventing local governments from granting zoning variances for immigration detention centers without a six-month public comment period.<\/p>\n

An anti-ICE protest at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on May 21, 2026. Admedia Photo \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

Hochul, who is seeking re-election this fall to a second full, four-year term,\u00a0first unveiled her anti-ICE pitch earlier this year, in the wake of President Trump\u2019s ICE surge in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

The governor defended the measures outlawing cooperation with ICE during a recent press event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where the State law would take precedence over local preference and the Attorney General\u2019s office would be empowered to enforce as she does with other laws of the State of New York to ensure full compliance,\u201d Hochul said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ex-Gov. David Paterson slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats Sunday for ramming through a package of anti-ICE…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13279,2035,426,57,9,11,10,13895,10227,58],"class_list":["post-242446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-david-paterson","tag-ice","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-ny-governor-election-2026","tag-sanctuary-cities","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}