Proposed legislation aims to prohibit new ICE contracts in New York State
On Tuesday, advocates from across New York, including groups from Ithaca, Orange County and New York City, convened in Albany to push for the passage of the Dignity Not Detention Act. The gathering, organized by the Abolish ICE NY-NJ Coalition, aimed to end the state’s involvement in immigration detention.
Participants at the rally included formerly detained migrants, their families and numerous supporters from community organizations. They met with state legislators to advocate for the bill, which seeks to terminate all existing immigration detention contracts in New York and prevent the establishment of new agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Sen. Julia Salazar, a legislative sponsor of the bill, emphasized the human and financial costs of immigration detention.