The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) on Wednesday applauded the passage of a New York Metropolis Council decision on the correct to authorized counsel in immigration proceedings for Caribbean and different immigrants.
“Right this moment’s decision in help of a proper to counsel in immigration courts by the New York Metropolis Council is an indeniable sign to Albany,” NYIC’s Government Director Murad Awawdeh mentioned.
NYIC is an umbrella immigrant and coverage organisation of over 200 immigrant teams in New York State.
“We can’t afford for the established order to proceed,” Awawdeh added. “New York has been a beacon of hope to immigrant households for generations, and we should carry that legacy by enacting the Entry to Illustration Act.
“It’s a failure of our basic New York values for us to power immigrant households, together with kids, to characterize themselves in courtroom in opposition to deportation,” he continued. “Truthful illustration should be common, not prolonged solely to those that can afford attorneys. We thank the Council for his or her ongoing management and look ahead to maintaining the nice struggle in Albany.”
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