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Dozens of advocates urge passage of Know‑Your‑Rights signage and contract ban as community fear grows
Summary
Service providers, legal advocates, school and health‑care representatives and grassroots groups urged the council to pass Intro 55 (mandated signage and education) and Intro 261 (contract restrictions), citing recent ICE operations, harm to students and patients, and gaps in agency accountability.
Dozens of advocates and service providers told the City Council Committee on Immigration that official signage, stronger training and enforceable remedies are necessary to make New York City’s sanctuary protections meaningful for the people who rely on city services.
Speakers representing legal‑service providers, hospitals, schools, child‑welfare and youth programs, and community groups testified in support of Intro 55, the Know Your Rights Act, which would require the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, in consultation with the Law Department, to develop clear multilingual signage identifying nonpublic areas of city property and explaining the rights people may invoke when interacting with federal immigration…
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