Committee on Immigration · Mar 25, 2026
Wednesdayat least 5 h 16 min2 officials identified30 public speakersRoll call: 3 present, 2 absent (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
The Committee on Immigration opened its hearing on the city’s fiscal 2027 preliminary budget, with a focus on the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
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- The Committee on Immigration opened its hearing on the city’s fiscal 2027 preliminary budget, with a focus on the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.6:08rec. 2
- The Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs testified on the office’s immigration legal services, hotline, rapid response legal collaborative, language access and community engagement programs.14:13rec. 2
Quotes
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I’m glad to hear that. And speaking of centering the lived experience, I know that many of our immigrant families are experiencing a lot of mental health issues as a result of what they’re experiencing from the federal government, including depression, PTSD, substance abuse, anxiety, and so much more.Elsie Encarnación · Chair · District 839:46rec. 2
We want them to be using them as preventive services and preventive healthcare. So I’m really hoping that that is a part of the conversation and we’re really getting in front of it. Also, you know, federal public housing requires at least one household member to have an eligible immigration status.Elsie Encarnación · Chair · District 844:37rec. 2
Who spoke
2 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Elsie EncarnaciónChair · District 8 · 12 minFirst speaks at 31:15rec. 2
- Gale A. BrewerDistrict 6 · 1.0 minFirst speaks at 56:22rec. 2
Roll call: 3 present, 0 excused, 2 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 30 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Immigration, Mar 25, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/immigration/meetings/2026-03-25. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 25, 2026.