New York Congressmember Dan Goldman is calling for the NYPD to prepare to arrest federal immigration agents if they break the law while detaining people in the city — a request that's prompting several legal experts to question if it could be carried out.

Goldman, a Democrat who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, on Monday said he sent a letter to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch requesting she prepare the department to potentially arrest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents if they unlawfully detain or assault people in the city.

“It is abundantly clear that the Trump administration is unwilling to police its own officers or hold them accountable for gross misconduct,” the letter states. “Accordingly, NYPD — pursuant to the department’s own mission, values and o

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