Attorney General Eric Schneiederman earlier this month provided a legal guidance to cities in New York that have passed measures designed to not coordinate with
certain immigration enforcement efforts from the federal government.
In the most recent bout of negotiations over the weekend, the deal reportedly sputtered out over the number of unauthorized immigrants covered under the deal, and
certain immigration enforcement - related measures that Republicans wanted to include but Democrats considered nonstarters.
Not exact matches
The new rule also prohibits officials from disclosing a person's
immigration status to federal authorities, except in
certain situations such as a law
enforcement investigation.
But things quickly soured after de Blasio clarified that the money in his proposal could only be used for people who were not accused of committing
certain crimes, specifically any offense listed among the 170 crimes which the city has deemed «deportable offenses» that would require law
enforcement to turn over offenders to federal
immigration authorities.
Offer comprehensive legal services to victims of trafficking, including representation when reporting trafficking to law
enforcement, victim - witness accompaniment,
immigration legal services, and victim representation in
certain criminal proceedings