Overview
- Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that her office will deploy volunteer employees in purple vests to observe immigration enforcement without interfering.
- The observers will serve as neutral witnesses, documenting federal conduct to create independent records that could support investigations or litigation.
- New Yorkers are encouraged to submit videos of enforcement activity through the attorney general’s secure portal at ag.ny.gov/federal-actions-form.
- James cited incidents in Minnesota, including the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents, as the impetus for the initiative.
- The project will roll out over the next few weeks, with local officials concurrently canvassing Manhattan’s Lower East Side to prepare businesses and residents.