NEW YORK, CMC – Immigration advocates in New York are expressing outrage and alarm over proposed plans by the incoming Donald Trump administration to revoke a United States federal coverage that has restricted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers from arresting Caribbean and different immigrants at or close to “delicate places,” equivalent to homes of worship, colleges, and hospitals with out prior approval from supervisors.
On Wednesday, Immigration advocates mentioned it’s believed Trump is anticipated to repeal this coverage as early as his first day in workplace, January 20, 2025, alongside a sequence of different immigration coverage modifications set to be carried out.
“Cruelty, not public security or safety, is Trump’s goal,” Murad Awawdeh, president and chief govt officer of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella coverage and advocacy group that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights teams all through New York, informed the Caribbean Media Company (CMC).
“By directing assaults on immigrants to delicate places like colleges, church buildings, and hospitals, he reveals a callous disregard for susceptible youngsters and the general public security of each New Yorker,” added Awawdeh, chief of one of many largest and most various newcomer populations in america.
Furthermore, he mentioned this coverage change may have a “chilling affect on immigrant households, who might worry sending their youngsters to highschool or accessing the companies they’re entitled to and have to maintain their households wholesome.
“Concentrating on immigrants for arrests and deportation is harmful and diverts sources away from initiatives that promote security and well-being,” Awawdeh mentioned. “New York should meet this second by refusing to take part in ICE’s merciless, politicized immigration agenda.
“It’s extra pressing than ever for New York to move the New York For All Act to make sure that all residents can reside with out worry,” he added. “We urge Governor (Kathy) Hochul and our state elected leaders to take motion to guard immigrant households and defend the values that make New York a beacon of hope and alternative.”
Awawdeh mentioned the New York for All Act would prohibit state and native officers from imposing federal immigration legal guidelines, funneling folks into ICE custody, and sharing delicate data with federal immigration authorities.
He mentioned the Act would additionally be certain that Caribbean and different immigrants in custody are knowledgeable of their rights earlier than ICE interviews.
Natalia Aristizabal, deputy director of Make the Highway New York, one other immigrant advocacy group with over 28,000 members, additionally informed CMC that the main points rising on Wednesday from the incoming Trump administration are “horrifying however, sadly, in no way shocking.”
“We all know that Trump and his allies intend to hold out devastating insurance policies that may irreparably hurt our communities, separate households, and traumatize folks simply making an attempt to go about their lives,” she mentioned.
“That’s why it’s extra necessary than ever for our native and state officers to step up and take actual, concrete actions to guard our neighborhood, equivalent to passing the New York for All Act, which can additional strengthen the protections of immigrant New Yorkers with regards to immigration enforcement,” she added.
“Everybody ought to be capable of go to church and college with out fearing that they’ll by no means see their family members once more,” continued Aristizabal, noting that Governor Hochul has mentioned that she intends to unveil insurance policies within the subsequent few weeks that defend households in New York State.
“We’ll maintain her accountable to delivering for New York’s immigrant communities,” Aristizabal mentioned. “And, as a substitute of cozying as much as the Trump administration and assembly with incoming Border Czar Tom Homan, Mayor (Eric) Adams must uphold New York Metropolis’s current legal guidelines that defend immigrants and create further protections.”
Throughout a press convention earlier this month, Adams, battling bribery and fraud fees in a federal corruption investigation underneath the Biden administration, mentioned he’s keen to collaborate with Trump officers on deportation coverage.
“Those that are right here committing crimes, robberies, capturing at cops, raping harmless folks, have been a hurt to our nation,” Adams mentioned. “I’d love to take a seat down with the Border Czar [Tom Homan] and listen to his ideas on how we’re going to handle these harming our residents.”
Immigration advocates say most of the migrants crossing the southern border of america and arriving in New York are nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
Trump had campaigned on conducting mass deportation of immigrants if re-elected to a second time period. January 20, 2025, alongside different immigration coverage modifications set to be carried out.
“Cruelty, not public security or safety, is Trump’s goal,” Murad Awawdeh, president and chief govt officer of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella coverage and advocacy group that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights teams all through New York, informed the Caribbean Media Company (CMC).
“By directing assaults on immigrants to delicate places like colleges, church buildings, and hospitals, he reveals a callous disregard for susceptible youngsters and the general public security of each New Yorker,” added Awawdeh, chief of one of many largest and most various newcomer populations in america.
Furthermore, he mentioned this coverage change may have a “chilling affect on immigrant households, who might worry sending their youngsters to highschool or accessing the companies they’re entitled to and have to maintain their households wholesome.
“Concentrating on immigrants for arrests and deportation is harmful and diverts sources away from initiatives that promote security and well-being,” Awawdeh mentioned. “New York should meet this second by refusing to take part in ICE’s merciless, politicized immigration agenda.
“It’s extra pressing than ever for New York to move the New York For All Act to make sure that all residents can reside with out worry,” he added. “We urge Governor (Kathy) Hochul and our state elected leaders to take motion to guard immigrant households and defend the values that make New York a beacon of hope and alternative.”
Awawdeh mentioned the New York for All Act would prohibit state and native officers from imposing federal immigration legal guidelines, funneling folks into ICE custody, and sharing delicate data with federal immigration authorities.
He mentioned the Act would additionally be certain that Caribbean and different immigrants in custody are knowledgeable of their rights earlier than ICE interviews.
Natalia Aristizabal, deputy director of Make the Highway New York, one other immigrant advocacy group with over 28,000 members, additionally informed CMC that the main points rising on Wednesday from the incoming Trump administration are “horrifying however, sadly, in no way shocking.”
“We all know that Trump and his allies intend to hold out devastating insurance policies that may irreparably hurt our communities, separate households, and traumatize folks simply making an attempt to go about their lives,” she mentioned.
“That’s why it’s extra necessary than ever for our native and state officers to step up and take actual, concrete actions to guard our neighborhood, equivalent to passing the New York for All Act, which can additional strengthen the protections of immigrant New Yorkers with regards to immigration enforcement,” she added.
“Everybody ought to be capable of go to church and college with out fearing that they’ll by no means see their family members once more,” continued Aristizabal, noting that Governor Hochul has mentioned that she intends to unveil insurance policies within the subsequent few weeks that defend households in New York State.
“We’ll maintain her accountable to delivering for New York’s immigrant communities,” Aristizabal mentioned. “And, as a substitute of cozying as much as the Trump administration and assembly with incoming Border Czar Tom Homan, Mayor (Eric) Adams must uphold New York Metropolis’s current legal guidelines that defend immigrants and create further protections.”
Throughout a press convention earlier this month, Adams, battling bribery and fraud fees in a federal corruption investigation underneath the Biden administration, mentioned he’s keen to collaborate with Trump officers on deportation coverage.
“Those that are right here committing crimes, robberies, capturing at cops, raping harmless folks, have been a hurt to our nation,” Adams mentioned. “I’d love to take a seat down with the Border Czar [Tom Homan] and listen to his ideas on how we’re going to handle these harming our residents.”
Immigration advocates say most of the migrants crossing the southern border of america and arriving in New York are nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
Trump had campaigned on conducting mass deportation of immigrants if re-elected to a second time period.
