Overview

• New York City has begun distributing a $75 million package for immigration legal services, allocating $41.9 million specifically for free representation of migrants facing deportation.
• State legislators adjourned in June without passing the New York For All Act or the Dignity Not Detention Act, which would have barred local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
• Since 2009, New York state and city governments have awarded more than $600 million in contracts to four major advocacy organizations, with The Bronx Defenders receiving over $500 million from the city and $32 million from the state.
• Make the Road NY and the New York Immigration Coalition have each secured tens of millions in public contracts to provide legal, health and social services to immigrant communities.
• Republican leaders, including Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella, argue that taxpayer funding for these groups undermines public safety and have pledged to pursue federal action to restrict such support.