Velázquez leads Congressional push for New York for All immigration protections amid raids

By Shane O’Brien Posted on June 12, 2025

U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez has led nine members of New York’s Congressional delegation in a call for the New York state legislature to immediately pass the New York for All Act, which would largely prohibit state and local law enforcement from working with federal immigration authorities such as ICE.

Velázquez and nine other New York congressional Democrats sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday urging the state legislature to pass New York for All before the summer recess.

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