Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy to Announce ICE Initiative at Suffolk Correctional Facility
County Executive Also Joins with Legislators Caracappa and Eddington to Crack Down on Contractors Hiring Along Highways
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Sheriff Vincent DeMarco Wednesday will announce a county initiative to station federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the county correctional facility to check the legal status of inmates as they are processed through the penal system.
The County Executive will also work with County Legislators Jack Eddington (chairman of the Legislature's Public Safety committee) and Joe Caracappa to craft a constitutionally acceptable law to address the phenomenon of contractors stopping along county roadways to hire day workers “ a move the lawmakers say fuels the vibrant, illegal underground economy."
Additionally, Suffolk will announce compliance seminars to assist contractors doing business with the county to comply with Levy's local law passed last year that requires such firms to certify that their employees are eligible for employment in the U.S.
Notice provided by:
Ed Dumas
Director of Communications
Suffolk County Executive
631.853.4018 (Office)
