"Obviously, we would urge New York to undo that law and to restore some sanity to its own attempts to help preserve public safety," he said.Īnd he said the move represents a warning for any state legislators elsewhere who are considering following in New York's footsteps. (TSA PreCheck is not affected.)Ĭuccinelli said the New York law makes it more difficult for federal law enforcement officers to determine whether they're dealing with dangerous criminals. He said his department has suspended all applications and renewals connected with several of its, such as Global Entry and NEXUS, which are designed to facilitate and speed up security screening at ports of entry. "President Trump certainly made it clear that if sanctuary city politicians - and sanctuary state, as well - won't keep their people safe, we'll do the best we can to keep them safe," Cuccinelli said. Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy secretary at DHS, told reporters on a conference call Thursday that the state law was "dangerous - really thoughtless in terms of unintended consequences."
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