Eric Adams introduced his plan for immigrant communities called WeRISE (Raise Immigrant Safety and Empowerment) while campaigning for office in June 2021. After three months in office, little progress has been made so far.
‘Immigrants are forced to live in a system with arbitrary restrictions that discourage us from advancing our education, obtaining a stable career, and providing for our families. All the while, our community is continuously relied upon as key drivers of the state’s economy.’
A possible COVID outbreak and a hunger strike at the Orange County Correctional Facility (OCCF) were two of the main topics Monday during the first meeting of the City Council’s immigration committee in 2022.
“There is currently no right to public defense in immigration proceedings, but having a lawyer to navigate this notoriously complicated system advances the cause of justice.”
Attorneys say they are facing logistical, technical, and communication problems with their cases, which are backlogged across the U.S. Immigration Court system.
‘Businesses across the state and nation are experiencing a significant labor shortage. The key to solving this crisis rests largely in our ability to maximize the untapped potential of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged residents. That starts by offering thousands of undocumented individuals, many of whom are holding essential jobs that keep our city running, a pathway to citizenship.’
‘I marched alongside thousands of people to send an unequivocal message to Democrats in Congress, including my own representative Sen. Chuck Schumer, that they make the rules, not the parliamentarian. They have the power to deliver an expansive and inclusive pathway to citizenship through reconciliation this year.’
‘ICE has abruptly moved at least 50 locally detained immigrants without notice. In many cases, detained individuals have simply disappeared.’
‘The New York for All Act would have prohibited state and local agencies, including peace officers and law enforcement, from sharing information with ICE to funnel immigrants into the detention and deportation system.’
There’s no clear consensus yet among Latino community leaders, activists and politicians about who the next mayor should be, El Diario reports.
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