{"id":2638213,"date":"2026-07-31T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-sheriff-defies-kathy-hochuls-new-law-that-seeks-to-block-law-enforcement-from-working-with-ice\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:18:24","slug":"ny-sheriff-defies-kathy-hochuls-new-law-that-seeks-to-block-law-enforcement-from-working-with-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-sheriff-defies-kathy-hochuls-new-law-that-seeks-to-block-law-enforcement-from-working-with-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Sheriff Defies Kathy Hochul&#8217;s New Law That Seeks to Block Law Enforcement from Working with ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fny-sheriff-defies-kathy-hochuls-new-law-that-seeks-to-block-law-enforcement-from-working-with-ice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2638213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood&#8217;s firm stance on working with U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite New York State laws restricting such cooperation. Hood emphasizes his commitment to arresting and transferring illegal criminals to ICE, nonetheless of the state law that bans formal agreements with ICE. He criticizes the law as political posturing aimed at affecting an upcoming election and states that his law enforcement approach remains unchanged,focusing solely on criminals. Hood has honored ICE detainers since September in cases involving serious crimes like rape, robbery, DWI, and weapons offenses. He clarifies he is not targeting legal immigrants, but individuals committing crimes. His actions and stance are seen as a challenge to the new law, which is also being contested by the Trump governance.Hood advocates for common sense over politics, asserting the priority is protecting citizens from illegal criminals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Far from New York City in the rural reaches of New York state, where cows outnumber Democrats, a lawman is taking a stand against political meddling in protecting his people.<\/p>\n<p>Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood said a state edict signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, which bans formal or informal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is just posturing that will not get in his way, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localsyr.com\/news\/local-news\/madison-county-sheriff-says-hell-continue-to-work-with-ice-despite-new-state-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSYR-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still going to contact ICE when we have somebody come in here that\u2019s illegal and committed a crime. They are going to come get them, and we\u2019re going to hand them off, and they are going to go with them and get the issue that they have with ICE taken care of,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hood said nothing changes for his agency even after the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act takes effect next month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Madison County NY Sheriff Todd Hood pledged to CONTINUE working with ICE despite receiving a warning letter from the NY AG\u2019s office demanding he stop. Good on this sheriff for keeping citizens safe from foreign criminals despite Democrats\u2019 best efforts to protect ILLEGAL ALIENS! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JePTeicwDx\">pic.twitter.com\/JePTeicwDx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TRUMPonwd2v (@Wpioli2) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Wpioli2\/status\/2082843351464759774?\">July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA rape in the first degree. Imagine something like that happening to one of your family members. You would want the police working together, and there\u2019s the divide where they aren\u2019t allowing that to happen in New York State,\u201d he said, noting that he has honored seven detainers from ICE since September in cases that involved rape, robbery, DWI, and weapons offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Hood said he is not on a crusade to arrest illegal immigrants, only to arrest criminals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are people that are in here committing crimes. They are not the ones that are in here working. We have a ton of farmland in Madison County, and we have a lot of people that are in here that are illegal, that are working and doing jobs and staying out of trouble. The ones that get into trouble, they come here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hood downplayed the complaints from the New York State Attorney General\u2019s office over his past collaborations with ICE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are doing this as a political stunt because it really doesn\u2019t change the way we\u2019re operating,\u201d said Hood.<\/p>\n<p>He summarized the warning as \u201ca big splash before the election,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/politics\/cny\/2026\/07\/madison-county-sheriff-will-defy-ny-ags-warning-im-still-going-to-work-with-ice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syracuse.com<\/a>. Hochul is facing a reelection challenge from Republican Bruce Blakeman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still going to work with ICE. They can\u2019t prevent us from working with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen somebody comes into my jail with a criminal charge, and they\u2019re an illegal, they\u2019ll still get notified,\u201d Hood said of ICE. \u201cThey\u2019re still going to come pick them up. The only thing is I can\u2019t have a contract with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state law is being challenged by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Hood said common sense will prevail over politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of people that we deal with are coming into my jail on a criminal charge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have to go into people\u2019s houses. I don\u2019t have to go into their place of business or worship. They come to me. They\u2019ve already done something wrong. They don\u2019t belong in our country. And now they\u2019re committing a crime. 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