New York City is increasing access to municipal residency ID cards for potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants, allowing the use of 23 additional types of identification, including expired licenses and various documents from federal agencies. This move, supported by the Adams administration, seeks to help non-citizens access essential services like housing and health care. Since its initiation in 2015 under the de Blasio administration, approximately 1.7 million IDNYC cards have been issued. However, critics argue it undermines federal immigration laws, expressing concerns over lack of vetting for the documents used to obtain these IDs.
It's a terrible idea,'' Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Brooklyn/Staten Island) told The Post. "To provide a legitimate government ID to individuals in the country illegally then gives them access to government buildings and services is just another incentive [to come here]."
The official city IDs were first offered by the de Blasio administration in 2015 to try to help migrants more easily access free health care in city public hospitals, open bank accounts, sign leases and enroll in school, among other things.
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