Then - Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi cited the city's sanctuary policies, which limit local cooperation with immigration enforcement and seek to
encourage undocumented people to feel comfortable having a relationship with city agencies.
De Blasio also took the opportunity to
encourage people to sign up for IDNYC, a municipal ID program that is available to all city residents including
undocumented immigrants, and told the crowd to learn more about Get Covered NYC, an effort to enroll more New Yorkers in Obamacare.