Committee on Immigration · Dec 8, 2025
Mondayat least 4 h 02 min3 officials identified51 public speakersRoll call: 7 present (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
51 people spoke in public comment, one of the five biggest crowds in New York since Oct 24, 2025.
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What happened
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- The Committee on Immigration met to consider four bills: Proposed Introduction 214A, Introduction 1268, Introduction 1272, and Introduction 1412.22:20rec. 2
- Chair Alexa Avilés said Proposed Intro 214A would create a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal authorities.22:20rec. 2
- The chair opened public testimony and said witnesses would have 3 minutes each; written testimony could be emailed within 72 hours of the close of the hearing.44:01rec. 2
Quotes
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For clients of yours that have been transferred from DOC to ICE custody, to your knowledge, has there ever been a judicial warrant presented?Shahana K. Hanif · District 392:10:18rec. 2
Who spoke
3 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Alexa AvilésDistrict 38 · 37 minFirst speaks at 22:20rec. 2
- Shahana K. HanifDistrict 39 · 7.9 minFirst speaks at 34:34rec. 2
- Shekar KrishnanDistrict 25 · 0.4 minFirst speaks at 1:19:05rec. 2
Roll call: 7 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 51 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Immigration, Dec 8, 2025: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/immigration/meetings/2025-12-08. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Dec 8, 2025.