But there are signs federal immigration leaders are following through on their threat to bolster ICE’s presence in New York. U.S. Rep Paul Tonko outside the ICE detention center in Batavia on Aug. 3. The law prohibits 287(g) cooperation agreements, which allow local police officers or deputies to perform immigration enforcement duties. The new statute also restricts law enforcement agents from covering their faces while on duty and prohibits local jails from renting space for immigration detention. Democrats, including Hochul, said the measure would protect immigrants and increase public safety by focusing law enforcement resources on crimes – not civil immigration enforcement.