A bill is presented that seeks to end present and future contracts with the Immigration and Customs Control Service.
This Monday, New York State Senator Julia Salazar and the active member of the New York Assembly, Karines Reyes, presented a bill that seeks for New York to end present and future contracts with the Immigration and Control Service Customs (ICE) to incarcerate immigrants facing deportation, as have other states in response to protecting the rights of migrants, such as California in 2019.
"The time has come for New York to join the chorus of states that have opposed the inhumane and dangerous practice of immigration detention," the groups said in the joint statement.
"ICE's harmful practices of separating families and targeting immigrant communities have always been unacceptable and should be abolished immediately," Salazar said. She stated that the bill is a "necessary" step to bring "real justice" to families who have been victims of the "abusive tactics" used by ICE.
As state legislators, the members of the assemblies are obliged to protect migrant communities and their rights, Reyes complemented by highlighting that “until the federal government repeals it, we must do everything in our power to subvert the agency's abusive authority. ”, Referring to ICE.
