Immigration Policy in New York, NY (2026)
1 verified immigration policy rules for New York, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Sanctuary Policy Preemption
New York City's Administrative Code prohibits the Department of Correction and the NYPD from honoring civil immigration detainers or holding anyone for ICE past their release time, absent a judicial warrant and a narrow violent-crime carve-out.
NYC Bars Jails and NYPD From Honoring ICE Detainers
Significant RestrictionsNYC Administrative Code §9-131(b)
"Civil immigration detainer" shall mean a detainer issued pursuant to 8 C.F.R. 287.7. ... The department shall not honor a civil immigration detainer by: i. holding an individual beyond the time when such individual would otherwise be released from the department's custody, except for such reasonable time as is necessary to conduct the search specified in paragraph two of this subdivision