New York, United States.- The Governor of NY, Andrew Cuomo, signed last Tuesday a decree of Law that protects the undocumented immigrants and that limits the arrests Against them.
The “Protect Our Courts” Act protects the undocumented from federal immigration authorities when they have to go to local or state courts.
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The decree signed by Andrew Cuomo limits the Immigration Services of Customs (ICE, for its acronym in English), to detain undocumented persons in the courts of NY nor in its vicinity, a demand that the defense organizations of this group have wielded for years.
A statement from the State Government Office explains that the new law “guarantees that New Yorkers can freely access the justice system without fear of becoming a target by federal immigration authorities.”
The brief adds that ICE’s customary practice of arresting immigrants nearby in city courts, “discouraged them from appearing before the courts of NY and prevented a fair administration of justice. “
However, this law does not prevent an undocumented person from being detained by court order, although federal security forces will not be able to execute an administrative arrest warrant issued by an immigration court.
The new law was celebrated by the association “Make The Road”, defender of the rights of the immigrant community.
The co-director of the NGO, Javier Valdés, said through a brief note that this law is a “historic milestone” and is a victory for immigrant New Yorkers.
He added that it is crucial for the protection of the undocumented and to defend immigrants against the deportation machine of the President’s Administration. Donald Trump. (Can read: Donald Trump ordered to restore DACA: program that protects immigrants brought to the US as children).
ICE operations against illegal immigrants increased from 11 to 202 around courts between 2016 and 2018, as reported in October by Digital Document.
In 2019, 127 immigrants were arrested outside court buildings, primarily in Brooklyn and Queens counties.
