All special deputies went through an extensive background check and were trained in criminal law and firearms and all had valid New York State carry permits,” Bruce Blakeman shot back.

The latest documents filed in an ongoing lawsuit by county legislators challenging the legality and necessity of the program ...

New filings allege unqualified recruits on Blakeman’s armed special-deputy list; Democrats ask a court to disband the program ...

Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, formed a band of special deputies. A lawsuit calls the ...

County Executive Bruce Blakeman was one of the first local leaders nationally to partner with ICE during the second Trump ...

According to Newsday, county records and ICE data show Nassau held more than 2,600 immigrants for ICE last year, and that, in ...