Are public taxpayer dollars being used to finance a controversial Nassau County civilian law enforcement program? Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's so-called "citizen deputies.

The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America,” said a lawyer representing county lawmakers.

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents.

The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators. The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators. A mother of two young children is asking for help after her husband was taken into ICE custody in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Democratic legislators are suing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman claiming that the Long Island Republican illegally created a tax-payer-funded militia — allegations his office quickly slammed as bogus.