Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a Law Day ceremony at the Court of Appeals in Albany on May 1st, 2019. Chief Justice Janet DiFiore is on the left and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks is on the right. Photo by David Handschuh/NYLJ)
New York Attorney General Letitia James pushed back vigorously late Friday afternoon against President Donald Trump’s reported plans to begin mass arrests of migrant families over the weekend, blasting any such operation as an “act of racism” and promising that “we will do everything in our power to fight back against these inhumane policies.”
“This is an immoral and unconscionable act by a president and an Administration hell-bent on dividing our country, and, as New York’s top law enforcement officer, I can assure New Yorkers we will do everything in our power to fight back against these inhumane policies,” James said in a statement released at 5:27 p.m.
