Nassau County has violated its own agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, detaining at least 366 immigrants — more than 60% of whom have no criminal record — for longer than legally permitted, a Newsday analysis finds.

More than 2,200 people were detained at the county jail in East Meadow between late January and mid-October — 56% of whom had no criminal record. Of the jail's ICE population, Newsday found 366 people were held longer than the 72-hour legal limit, according to data obtained through a lawsuit by the Deportation Data Project research group and analyzed by Newsday.

Most were detained for up to six days, but 16 people were held for a week or longer.

It’s "very clear" under New York law that local police and jail officials, who are authorized to enforce cr

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