ICE and immigration enforcement

“The preliminary plan includes additional city funds of $6.6 million in fiscal ‘26, $21.2 million in ‘27, $20.9 million in ‘28, and $19.2 million baseline starting fiscal 29 to expand immigration legal services.”

“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.”

“When HPD go on site and they find, let’s say, ICE agent, what is the protocol?”

“In December, the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Metro Surge, which saw the deployment of over over 3,000 masked and armed federal agents in the Twin Cities, which destabilized and traumatized our neighbors.”

“Today I am urging my colleagues to vote aye on Intro 1412, the Safer Sanctuary Act. Our sanctuary laws exist for one reason, and it’s to keep people safe.”

“I think I just want to uplift. I want them— I too want them out of our hospitals. I too want to remove all barriers for any New Yorker to seek access and care. So that’s getting ICE out of our hospitals, Rikers, schools, etc.”

“This is such an incredible victory. We were involved with his case since he was wrongfully detained by ICE back in January, and just knowing now that this— he finally has permanent asylum is really, really incredible.”

“Every tenant in New York City deserves to live free from harassment regardless of their citizenship status. Yet we are in a moment where the federal government is targeting immigrant communities.”

“I’d like to talk to you about a couple of them that are ongoing right now. With respect to sanctuary cities, do you believe that it is a violation of the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution for a state or local jurisdiction to ignore a detainer request when somebody’s been in contact with the criminal justice system?”

“We have strong sanctuary policies in this city, and we are at a time, as we all know and you mentioned too, that is perilous for so many immigrants across our city and across the country.”