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Immigration & Nationality Law

Detainees, Right to Counsel

Letter to Congress regarding S.744 the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” as it relates to the right to counsel for indigent individuals in deportation hearings, April 24, 2013

Detention of Noncitizens

Letter to Congress regarding S.744 the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” as it relates to reducing the detention rates of non-citizens, April 24, 2013

 

 

Immigration Detainers

Int. 0982-2012 - A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to persons not to be detained.
Int. 0989-2012 - A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to persons not to be detained by the Department of Correction.

  • Letter to the New York City Council from the Criminal Courts, Civil Rights, Corrections & Community Reentry, Domestic Violence , and Immigration & Nationality Law Committees regarding the City’s collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) with respect to the holding of immigrant New Yorkers subject to ICE detainers, January 9, 2013.
  • Testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration on Int. 982 and Int. 989, January 25, 2013.
  • Both bills signed into law by the Mayor - March 18, 2013

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Int. 0656-2011 - a local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to persons not to be detained.

  • Report in support of legislation by the Committee on Corrections and Community Reentry, Committee on Criminal Courts and the Committee on Immigration & Nationality Law, September 2011.
  • Testimony before the New York City Council's Immigration Committee, October 3, 2011.
  • Signed into law by the Mayor - November 22, 2011

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Proposal by the the Committees on Corrections and Community Reentry, Criminal Courts and Immigration & Nationality to limit collaboration between the New York City Department of Corrections and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, February 2011.


For a full list of committee reports, click here.