"Congressman Dan Goldman, Adriano Espaillat, and Nydia Velazquez revealed Monday that they are pushing new legislation that would stop ICE agents from stalking the halls of immigration and arresting immigrants as they attend their legally mandated court hearings. Photo by Dean Moses ICE agents have operated in New York with impunity for months now, and the best response many of our elected officials seem to offer is talk about what they want to do, rather than what they are doing, to protect New Yorkers."
"President Trump will never sign it; the House and Senate are controlled by Trump's Republican Party. Goldman told amNewYork that he's cognizant of the political realities in Washington, but that the bill offers Republicans an opportunity to do something before next year's election. The problem is that House and Senate Republicans have made clear they are not going to do something that opposes the president's immigration policies, regardless of the repercussions."
U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman, Nydia Velazquez and Adriano Espaillat introduced a bill to bar ICE agents from arresting immigrants attending federally mandated court hearings. The representatives have criticized masked ICE agents for manhandling and arresting immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza and reported being denied access when attempting to inspect detention areas. The bill faces near-certain defeat in the current federal government because President Trump would not sign it and the House and Senate are controlled by Republicans. Goldman said the bill offers Republicans an opportunity to act before the next election, but Republicans have indicated they will not oppose the president's immigration policies. Illinois enacted state-level protections banning courthouse arrests and imposing obligations on public schools, hospitals and other entities.
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