Sentences with phrase «federal immigration enforcement actions»
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.
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Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Joe Crowley say federal immigration agents appear to be «targeting» a number of «immigrant rights leaders across the United States,» and demanded a sit - down with agency brass about «the rash of enforcement actions.»
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.
Mark - Viverito also envisioned a bill that would explicitly forbid local law enforcement from coordinating with the federal government to take immigration - related actions.
Schneiderman in a statement on Monday afternoon blasted the claim by the U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions, that states and local governments do not have the authority to refused participation in immigration enforcement actions with the federal government.
Several cities in New York have designated themselves as «sanctuary» communities, pledging to not coordinated with federal law enforcement when it comes to acting on immigration actions.
Queens residents will be able to meet one - on - one with MOIA representatives between 10:00 AM — 6:00 PM on those days and confidentially discuss their immigration - related issues, including possible enforcement actions and the planned termination of DACA, a federal initiative that has protected 800,000 undocumented immigrants nationwide from deportation who were brought to the United States as children.
According to an executive action Trump signed Wednesday, cities that don't comply with federal immigration enforcement agents «are not eligible to receive federal grants, except as deemed necessary for law enforcement purposes by the Attorney General or the Secretary.»
The California Legislature is strongly resisting federal action on almost all fronts — climate, civil rights, environment, immigration, law enforcement — but not education.
The Tenth Amendment of United States limits the federal government's ability to mandate that states take a particular action including in the area of federal immigration law enforcement investigations in order to enforce a federal statutory or regulatory scheme.
Federal rules on immigrant youth and families are changing rapidly, from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), to the rights of sponsors caring for immigrant youth, to enforcement actions by Immigration and Customs Enforceenforcement actions by Immigration and Customs EnforcementEnforcement (ICE).