Opn. No.

Robert J. Cimino, Esq. Informal Opinion County Attorney No. 2000-1 County of Suffolk P. O. Box 6100 Hauppauge, N Y 11788-0099

Dear Mr. Cimino:

You have asked whether New York law enforcement officials are authorized to make warrantless arrests for violations of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA" or "Act"). 8 U.S.C. ch. 12. There is no definitive authority in the New York state courts holding that state and local police officers may make warrantless arrests for federal crimes. However, it appears likely that if the question were to be presented directly, the state courts would so…