Dozens of people rallied outside city hall Wednesday morning to support a series of bills that aim to protect undocumented immigrants from being deported.
The advocates turned out in support of three bills—just hours prior to a council hearing on the legislation—that aim to restrict the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from working with various city agencies.
The bills would restrict the city’s Department of Corrections with communicating with ICE; limit the NYPD’s ability to hold immigrants on detainers; and provide immigrants who are victims of such violations with a means to seek justice.