Filed Date: June 24, 2025
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
On June 24, 2025, the Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN), Haitian American Family of Long Island (HAFALI), the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, civil rights activist Marc Soto, and an anonymous undocumented resident filed this article 78 petition against Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) and Nassau County challenging NCPD’s March 2025 decision to enter into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pursuant to INA Section 287(g). The agreement gave local law enforcement authority to work with ICE, in direct violation of Article 9, § 1(c) of the New York Constitution, which provides that a county may not contract to provide services it does not have the authority to provide. Plaintiffs brought suit in the Supreme Court of Nassau County seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions setting aside the agreement as unlawful, plus attorneys' fees. The case was assigned to Judge Danielle M. Peterson.
On August 29, 2025, Nassau County filed a motion opposing a preliminary injunction.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Nithya Arun (10/17/2025)
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 24, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Non-profits and private plaintiff
Plaintiff Type(s):
Non-profit NON-religious organization
Non-profit religious organization
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Other Dockets:
New York state supreme court 613541/2025
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Unknown
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
Source of Relief:
Issues
Immigration/Border: