The city’s nearly $116 billion budget for the new fiscal year includes significant increases for immigration legal services and childcare programs. Legal services for low-income immigrants see a rise from $4.4 million to $33.2 million—over 600 percent. This funding will support continuity of services and defend immigrants against aggressive deportation policies. However, a new initiative to regulate e-bikes raises concerns about over-policing, particularly within the immigrant-run food delivery sector as advocates voice their worries amidst increased ICE presence.
Of the programs in this category, legal services for low-income immigrants received the biggest funding increase, rising from $4.4 million in fiscal year 2025 to $33.2 million this year, a more than 600 percent bump.
The funding 'will ensure continuity of services and help defend immigrants against ongoing aggressive, anti-immigrant policies,' reads the budget summary.
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