Long Island lawmakers sue Nassau County executive for creating taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians ‘in secrecy’
Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” The suit challenges the legality of the “special deputy sheriffs” program announced in March 2024 to public outcry by Blakeman,
Dems sue Nassau County exec Bruce Blakeman for establishing ‘illegal militia’ with civilian deputy program
Democratic legislators are suing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman claiming that the Long Island Republican illegally created a tax-payer-funded militia — allegations his office quickly slammed as bogus.
Long Island County Sued Over Creation of Civilian ‘Militia’
Two local lawmakers sued New York’s Nassau County and Executive Bruce Blakeman for creating what they claim is a “taxpayer funded militia” of armed civilians he could call into action to aid the government during emergencies.
Nassau Democratic lawmakers sue County Executive Bruce Blakeman over armed citizen deputy program
Democratic legislators in Nassau are suing County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Sheriff Anthony LaRocco over a program that deputizes armed citizens for mobilization during emergency declarations.
Lawsuit filed over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's armed citizen deputy program
It's something that opponents say amounts to an illegal militia and they are calling it "an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America."
Democrats sue Long Island GOP county executive over formation of armed civilian volunteer unit
Nassau County Democratic lawmakers argue in their complaint filed Wednesday that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman lacked the legal authority to form a cadre of special sheriff’s deputies with “authority to use deadly force and make arrests under color of law.”
Democrats Sue GOP County Executive Over Armed Volunteer Unit They Say Amounts to an Illegal Militia
Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents
Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump's immigration crackdown
A county in New York City's Long Island suburbs will be teaming up with federal authorities in President Donald Trump's ...
Nassau County executive jumps at chance to help ICE deport ‘criminal' migrants
Nassau County police will be granted federal authority to help arrest and deport undocumented criminal migrants under an ...
Nassau County police to be granted authority to help arrest illegal criminal migrants
Nassau County police will be granted federal authority to help arrest and deport illegal criminal migrants under an agreement ...
NY News Update - Lawsuit against Nassau County militia plans, more response to Trump Gaza plans
In this NY News Update, we look at looming changes to the Department of Education, the White House refusing to rule out ...
New kids' exhibits open at Long Island children's and art museums
Kids can have realistic experiences in outer space as they climb inside a rover based on a NASA spacecraft at the Long Island ...
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ICE deputizing 10 Nassau County detectives to assist in immigration enforcement
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said this program will not be restricted to targeting just violent criminals.
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NY Cops Teaming Up With ICE For Mass Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants
A local police department in New York is teaming up with federal immigration officers to carry out President Donald Trump’s ...