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Bolts: Orange County, NY, Is Ending Its ICE Jail Contract Under the State Ban While Its Sheriff Joins a Suit Against the Law

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bolts reported on Oct. 23 that New York's state ban on local immigration cooperation, which "restricted county detention contracts," is forcing Orange County to terminate the jail contract it first entered into in 2008, and that Sheriff Paul Arteta joined a group of law enforceme

Actors: New York Attorney General Letitia James, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Cascade Ledger — Recent additions

Bolts: Orange County, NY, Is Ending Its ICE Jail Contract Under the State Ban While Its Sheriff Joins a Suit Against the Law

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