The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer be able to detain undocumented in the courts of New York or in its vicinity, a claim that for years the defense organizations of this group have raised.
“This law ensures that all New Yorkers can go to court without fear of being unfairly approached by ICE or another immigration authority.”
The governor, Andrew Cuomo, printed his signature on Tuesday to validate the “Protect Our Courts” Act, which protects the undocumented from federal immigration authorities when they have to go to local or state courts.
The new law “guarantees that New Yorkers can freely access the justice system without fear of becoming a target of federal immigration authorities,” said a statement from the state government office released on Tuesday.
The brief stresses that ICE’s routine practice of detaining immigrants in the vicinity of city courts “discouraged them from appearing in court in NY and prevented a fair administration of justice. “
Today I’m proud to sign the Protect Our Courts Act, ensuring that New Yorkers don’t have to fear being targeted by ICE or other federal immigration authorities in court.
Intimidation & fear have no place in our courthouses. https://t.co/xnwfKmRRxv
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo)
December 15, 2020
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“Unlike the federal government, New York has always protected our immigrant communities,” Cuomo was quoted as saying in the note, insisting that “this legislation guarantees all New Yorkers that they can go to court without fear of be unfairly approached by ICE or another federal immigration authority. “
The statement specifies that this law does not prevent an undocumented person from being detained by court order, although the federal security forces will not be able to execute an administrative arrest warrant issued by an immigration court.
For the association “Make The Road”, which defends the rights of the immigrant and undocumented community, this law It is a “historical milestone”.
Between 2016 and 2018, ICE operations increased the number of undocumented persons detained around the courts from 11 to 202, an increase of 1,700 percent, as reported in October by the digital outlet Documented.
In 2019, 127 people were arrested outside of court buildings, mainly in Brooklyn and Queens counties.
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