Council approves bill to prevent deportation of Caribbean immigrants
Mar 04, 2013
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — The Council of the City of New York has passed a bill that will prohibit the New York Police Department (NYPD) from turning over Caribbean and other immigrants charged with low-level crimes to US federal authorities.
"When your fingerprints are taken at arrest, you're charged. You're not guilty," said Council Speaker Christine Quinn, following the passage of the bill by a vote of 40-7.
"Immigrants without criminal records and those who do not through any legitimate evidence appear to pose a threat to public safety are being needlessly deported, unnecessarily damaging families and communities, unnecessarily tearing communities apart," she added.
You may also be interested in:
La CSME, la seguridad alimentaria y la financiación climática encabezan la agenda de la Cumbre de CARICOM en las Bahamas.
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME); food security; climate change and climate finance; health; and security will be among the major topics when Heads of Government of
caricom_admin
La Secretaría de CARICOM y la Agencia Caribeña para Soluciones de Justicia (CAJS) forjan una alianza para acelerar la transformación digital.
La Secretaría de CARICOM (CCS) y la Agencia Caribeña para Soluciones de Justicia (CAJS) han establecido una importante alianza con el objetivo de impulsar la transformación digital y mejorar la pre
caricom_admin
