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Advocates urge Trust Act, end to surveillance contracts as council hears DOI findings
Summary
Legal services, civil‑liberties groups and community organizations urged the City Council to pass the Trust Act, bolster funding for legal services, and sever or restrict city contracts with surveillance firms (Palantir, Clearview) after DOI reports highlighted how local data can reach ICE.
Advocacy groups and legal service providers told a City Council oversight hearing that DOI’s reports — and recent enforcement activity — show why the council should move swiftly to strengthen sanctuary protections and limit municipal surveillance that can be used by federal immigration authorities.
Witnesses from Bronx Defenders, the Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), the Pro Se Plus Project and the Asian American Federation described concrete harms they said stem from information sharing and surveillance. “Our city public hospitals partner with Palantir,” Jason Taper of STOP said, adding that…
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