Sentences with phrase «call immigration enforcement»

A Manhattan lawyer who threatened to call immigration enforcement on workers at a Midtown cafe when he heard them speaking in Spanish is apparently trying to flee the backlash against his racist rant — as he was captured on video running from an NBC News reporter on Thursday.

A Manhattan lawyer who threatened to call immigration enforcement on workers at a Midtown cafe when he heard them speaking in Spanish is apparently trying to flee the backlash against his racist rant.

A man buying lunch at a Midtown cafe threatened to call immigration enforcement on its workers — all because he heard them speaking Spanish.

Not exact matches

Under a program called Secure Communities, state and local law enforcement agencies shared arrest information with federal immigration authorities, and detained immigrant criminal offenders.

Meanwhile, the group also wants to make New York a «sanctuary state» — a call that comes as several cities across New York have designated that status in order to not coordinate with federal immigration enforcement actions.

A federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to withhold funding from cities that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement — another setback for the president in what is shaping up to be a long season of litigation surrounding the clash between the White House and so - called sanctuary cities.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. call on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to rescind its new courthouse policy, New York State Supreme Court, 60 Centre St., Manhattan.

While Governor Cuomo is criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for stepped up enforcement against undocumented immigrants, an immigrant rights group is calling him a hypocrite for keeping campaign contributions from a billionaire who's company is headquartered in the same Buffalo buildEnforcement (ICE) agents for stepped up enforcement against undocumented immigrants, an immigrant rights group is calling him a hypocrite for keeping campaign contributions from a billionaire who's company is headquartered in the same Buffalo buildenforcement against undocumented immigrants, an immigrant rights group is calling him a hypocrite for keeping campaign contributions from a billionaire who's company is headquartered in the same Buffalo building as ICE.

As reports of immigration raids and roundups have rocketed across Twitter, Facebook and texts around the country, undocumented immigrants, their lawyers and advocacy groups are bracing for the increased enforcement that Trump has called for.

-- New York Times: «Even the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, distanced itself from the man's threat to call the office.

VIRAL VIDEO — «Enraged White Man Threatens To Call ICE On Women For Speaking Spanish In Manhattan Fresh Kitchen» — Gothamist's Jake Offenhartz: «An angry white man insulted and threatened two women for speaking Spanish at a midtown lunch chain on Wednesday, threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on them because he didn't want to hear the language in «my country.&raCall ICE On Women For Speaking Spanish In Manhattan Fresh Kitchen» — Gothamist's Jake Offenhartz: «An angry white man insulted and threatened two women for speaking Spanish at a midtown lunch chain on Wednesday, threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on them because he didn't want to hear the language in «my country.&racall Immigration and Customs Enforcement on them because he didn't want to hear the language in «my country.»

From U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez to District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and others, local officials have been calling for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stay out of the local courts for more than a year.

The Justice Department is following through on an executive order to withhold as much as $ 4.1 billion in federal grants from so - called «sanctuary cities,» generally defined as places where local law enforcement limit their cooperation with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.

Also in his January executive order, President Trump called for the expansion of a program that authorizes local authorities to serve as immigration enforcement officers to arrest undocumented immigrants who threaten the community.

Queens Congressman Joseph Crowley, the fourth - ranked Democrat in the House of Representatives, bashed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his threat to deny funding to so - called «sanctuary cities» like New York that refuse to comply with all Immigration and Customs Enforcement orders — a move the Democratic caucus chairman called «counter-intuitive» given the number of terror targets in the president's hometown.

The order — one of two the Republican commander - in - chief signed this afternoon — demands the hiring of several thousand new border guards and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, expands deportation priorities to include any person charged with a crime and calls for a halt to Washington dollars flowing to any «sanctuary city,» though it does not define that term.

A Democratic congressional candidate seeking to challenge House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has called for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

U.S. federal immigration agents arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least four states this week in what officials on Friday called routine enforcement actions.

TROY — Democrats in the Rensselaer County Legislature are calling on Sheriff Pat Russo to withdraw his application to a federal Immigrations and Custom Enforcement program.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is calling on Cuomo and Albany leadership to pass legislation that would limit New York's involvement in federal immigration enforcement during the rumored special session this year to stave off Trump's mass deportation plans.

Trump called on Congress to pass immigration legislation within the next six months and said DHS would not prioritize DACA beneficiaries in deportation or enforcement matters.

He also noted that he updated legal guidance for so - called «sanctuary cities» for undocumented immigrants and spoke out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing up in courthouses.

[47] The New York Sun reported that Ball, who has called for some local prison and police officials to be trained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help deport illegal immigrants, defines himself as a moderate on the immigraImmigration and Customs Enforcement to help deport illegal immigrants, defines himself as a moderate on the immigrationimmigration issue.

Cuomo sent a sternly worded letter on Wednesday to ICE Deputy Director Thomas Homan threatening legal action if the agency doesn't «cease and desist» immigration enforcement tactics that the governor called «irresponsible, and in many cases, illegal.»

Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday threatened to sue US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for what he called relentless «unconstitutional» round - ups of undocumented immigrants in the state.

The order calls for aggressive immigration enforcement and an advocacy office for victims of crimes committed by those in the country illegally.

Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico, has called on the state to adopt legislation similar to a bill recently introduced in California known as the California Values Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish a statewide policy that recognizes immigrants as «valuable and essential members of the California community» and would limit the state's participation in federal immigration law enforcement.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Albany leadership to pass legislation that would limit New York's involvement in federal immigration enforcement during the rumored special session this year to stave off President - elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

The protest called on John Faso and Congress to pass a Clean Dream Act — permanent legislative protections for DACA recipients that do not include any funding for a border wall or immigration enforcement.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is heading a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in a new amicus brief to protect cities and police departments from federal funding cuts, supporting a challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to punish so - called «sanctuary» jurisdictions by putting immigration - related conditions on federal law enforcement grants.

Menchaca noted how Nixon, who is challenging Gov. Cuomo in the Democratic primary, held a press conference outside the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Syracuse calling for driver's licenses for everyone in the state, including undocumented immigrants.

Rensselaer County Sheriff Patrick Russo recently applied for, and was approved to participate in, a program with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) called 287 (g).

In the wake of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the New York metro area and across the country last week, Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke is pushing legislation that would block President Donald Trump «s executive order targeting for so - called «sanctuary cities.»

Nixon called for passing the Liberty Act which she said would draw a line between state and federal law enforcement on immigration issues.

Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement agenda includes expanding immigration detention, building a wall along the Mexican border and temporarily blocked executive orders barring entry to people from Muslim - majority countries and withholding funding for so - called «sanctuary cities.»

Campaigners penned a letter calling on Education Secretary Justine Greening to scrap the plans over fears that it would potentially be used «for immigration enforcement purposes».

In the wake of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals» recent decision to uphold most of the state's immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, we renew our call for the San Antonio Independent School District to provide meaningful protections for our undocumented students and their families, and ask that our district make ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable community members its top priority.

Sessions has called for a return to the «war on drugs» menu — more law enforcement, mandatory minimums and long sentences, even the anti-drug D.A.R.E. program — plus a new focus on heavy immigration enforcement and a withdrawal from DOJ attention to police misconduct.