The city of New York is taking measures to protect the immigrant community, following the guidelines of its mayor Eric Adams, before the arrival to the presidency of Republican Donald Trump, who has promised mass arrests and deportations, which keeps this city in suspense. community and its defenders.
According to the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Manuel Castro, preparations for the change of federal government began last year, but in the last two months, after the elections that gave victory to Trump, They have done “significant and important work for what may come.”
“We take very seriously what we have heard so far from the incoming federal administration. We have been reflecting, working with the agencies. It is a priority of the Mayor’s Office, which he hopes commissioners and agency heads take very seriously,” he highlighted.
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He told the City Council’s Immigration Committee that they have been working with the city’s legal department to ensure that staff are fully trained and understand the scope of local laws, including city-wide laws with which the city protects immigrants. undocumented.
He further explained that the agencies have been instructed to document any queries made to them by Immigration authorities and also indicated that they also work closely with non-profit and religious organizations to inform immigrants about their rights.
“While we cannot control or prevent the actions of the federal government, we can and will continue to do everything we can to educate our residents about their rights,” he said.
“We are concerned about the increased fear and anxiety that people may be feeling. And when panic sets in, it can have unintended consequences, such as people not calling 911 if they are experiencing an emergency, people stopping sending their children to schools or going to hospitals,” he said.
With information from EFE
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