Sentences with phrase «federal immigration legislation»

Novier insists the program is intended to reduce the crime and violence that occurs at the Texas border, not to enforce federal immigration legislation.

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While the CCA declares on its website that it doesn't lobby for policies that determine «the basis for or duration of an individual's incarceration or detention,» the Justice Policy Institute has documented several pieces of federal legislation the CCA lobbied on in recent years, including funding related to private prisons and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention.

The legislation would bolster what the council did in 2014, when it passed rules booting immigration agents from its outpost on Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, and restricted the city's cooperation with the federal government.

After Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed legislation that literally kicked a federal immigration agency off Rikers Island, the tabloids might have revisited and reversed one of their most famous headlines:

After Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed legislation that literally kicked a federal immigration agency off Rikers Island, the tabloids might have revisited and reversed one of their most famous headlines: FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD.

As of press time, two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, support the legislation, which would prohibit law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, which do not give rise to reasonable grounds for detaining individuals.

At noon, officials from immigrant advocacy groups that support the New York Immigration Coalition's «New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform» campaign hold a news conference to discuss the U.S. Senate's vote yesterday to approve legislation that would overhaul federal immigration laws; 12th floor, 137 - 139 W. 25th St.,Immigration Coalition's «New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform» campaign hold a news conference to discuss the U.S. Senate's vote yesterday to approve legislation that would overhaul federal immigration laws; 12th floor, 137 - 139 W. 25th St.,Immigration Reform» campaign hold a news conference to discuss the U.S. Senate's vote yesterday to approve legislation that would overhaul federal immigration laws; 12th floor, 137 - 139 W. 25th St.,immigration laws; 12th floor, 137 - 139 W. 25th St., Manhattan.

CEO Chad Dickerson, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, immigration and minority advocates and union officials call for passage of federal legislation to overhaul immigration laws; path behind the Battery Gardens restaurant, Battery Park, near State Street between Pearl and Whitehall streets, Manhattan.

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.

On immigration, Bloomberg said the city will «help lead the charge» for the New York State Dream Act, legislation modeled after a federal bill that would allow children who were brought to the country illegally to apply for state - sponsored college loans, grants and scholarships.

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 legislation will also require county authorities to ignore detainer requests from federal immigration agents for individuals being held at Westchester County Jail, unless the requests are accompanied by a judicial warrant.

The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed legislation today to stop the Department of Correction and the NYPD from honoring immigration detainers issued by the federal government unless they are accompanied by a judge's warrant.

Under the new legislation, which Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he supports, the city will honor immigration waivers if the federal government requests them with a judge's warrant — and even then, only if the subject of the warrant was convicted within the last five years of a violent or serious crime, or is a possible match on the terrorism watch list.

«I'm opposed to this act because it puts public safety at risk,» the county executive said, explaining the legislation would put the county at odds with the federal government, and would ultimately dub Westchester as a «sanctuary» county for undocumented immigrant; one that limits its cooperation with the national government's effort to enforce immigration law.

Democratic legislators stated after the vote that the legislation is not a sanctuary bill but defines what county law enforcement can ask about a person's citizenship or immigration status and what information the county will share with federal officials.

The new legislation, in addition to piggybacking the current policy, would also prevent law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Customs and Border Protection, which do not give rise to probable cause.

Ms. Mark - Viverito, a Democrat, also said the City Council would pass legislation over the next year to block federal immigration agents from entering «private areas on city property and offices where New Yorkers receive social services» without a warrant or a court order.

Turner and the Democrats opposed our legislation requiring local jails to honor federal immigration detainers and keep illegal immigrants in state custody.

Congress should enact legislation giving more teeth to existing federal guidelines aimed at ensuring that children's needs are considered when their parents are arrested in raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a California congresswoman said today.

The most effective solution to this problem is to enact federal legislation, such as the BRIDGE Act, a bill with broad bipartisan support in Congress, with an amendment that would extend DACA protections until comprehensive immigration reform is enacted.

Provincial employment standards legislation says no one can be charged a fee for finding a job, but federal immigration law says that immigration consultants (like this agency) can charge fees to assist with immigration processes.

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What are the rights and entitlements of multiple adults under the provincial legislation on wills and estates, or the federal legislation on immigration?

Ironically, our civil partnership legislation provides more rights than US state - based civil marriage because the latter can not include federal rights in critical areas such as immigration, tax and health benefits.

Public discussion began in late 20045 when the CEO of New South Wales Native Title Services and member of the government - appointed Indigenous advisory body, the National Indigenous Council (NIC), 6 Mr Warren Mundine, issued a press release calling for changes to the tenure of Indigenous land to facilitate increased home ownership and business development.7 In February 2005, the federal Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs indicated that the Australian Government would contemplate changes to tenure in reforming the federal land rights legislation operating in the Northern Territory, the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) 8

It is used in federal legislation under the following acts: the Citizenship Act, the Divorce Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act.