Gov. Andrew Cuomo waded into the debate on immigration policy when he pardoned a Colombian
undocumented immigrant facing deportation for a crime that was decades old.
But should cities and counties be paying for lawyers to help
undocumented immigrants facing deportation?
And she promised to help
undocumented immigrants facing deportation and ensure that the $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage is «real for all New Yorkers across the state.»
During his weekly «Ask the Mayor» segment, WNYC's Brian Lehrer highlighted several of de Blasio's left - wing headaches, including the language City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito inserted into the city budget requiring the $ 26 million program to provide legal services to
undocumented immigrants facing deportation not exclude those found guilty of violent crimes — in defiance of de Blasio's declaration that foreign nationals convicted of rape, murder or terrorism should not benefit from city funds.
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito inserted language into the city budget today requiring that the $ 26 million plan to provide legal services to
undocumented immigrants facing deportation not exclude those convicted of serious crimes — after she and Mayor Bill de Blasio failed to reach an agreement on the matter before the «budget handshake» last Friday at City Hall.
Not exact matches
Congress» failure to protect the data of vulnerable users has created real world fears for
immigrant rights activists working tirelessly to protect
undocumented families
facing a wave of
deportation under President Trump.
Mark - Viverito, an outspoken progressive, pushed as speaker for more stringent limits on police cooperation with immigration officials about
undocumented immigrants in their custody and developed a free legal defense fund for
immigrants facing possible
deportation.
The Democrat - controlled state Assembly approved the New York State Liberty Act, legislation providing increased safeguards to
undocumented immigrants facing possible
deportation.
After months of squabbling over how to pay for immigration - related legal services for
undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes and
facing deportation, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's office and the City Council came to a compromise.
Mayor Bill de Blasio repeated his promises to preserve New York City's status as a haven for
undocumented immigrants in the
face of an imminent executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at punishing so - called «sanctuary cities» that refuse to cooperate with federal
deportation efforts.
A central message of the May Day marchers was to end the use of private prisons by immigration agents to house
undocumented immigrants awaiting a hearing or
facing deportation.
After months of squabbling over how to pay for immigration - related legal services for
undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes and
facing deportation, Mayor Bill de Blasio's office and the City Council came to a compromise on Monday.
A small group of members has been meeting to discuss the School to
Deportation Pipeline, how immigrant and undocumented youth in schools can face immigration consequences such as detention and deportation when law enforcement are allowed in and around schools or involved in school discipline relat
Deportation Pipeline, how
immigrant and
undocumented youth in schools can
face immigration consequences such as detention and
deportation when law enforcement are allowed in and around schools or involved in school discipline relat
deportation when law enforcement are allowed in and around schools or involved in school discipline related matters.