However, the residents of the area have not remained silent at the news.
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“Now we are going to go out stronger to the streets,” said Jorge Muñiz, volunteer of the pro-immigrant organization Sunset Park ICE Watch.
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This entity is responsible for protecting and helping immigrants in New York with their rights.
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Carmen María Rey, an immigration lawyer and law professor, told Univisioon News 41 that recent statements distort what most undocumented immigrants are.
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Rey emphasizes that undocumented people should not say anything to immigration agents, since many times, the people who are arrested are not the people they are looking for.
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“Many people admit that they don’t have papers,” said Rey.
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Tump announced Friday that he wants tougher measures against sanctuary cities like New York City and Newark. During his speech before the commission of members of the border patrol, he used the granddaughter of the 92 year old woman who was raped, beaten and killed in Queens by an undocumented immigrant, to justify his actions.
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“My grandmother was the perfect example of a person who comes to this country legally, was a good citizen, worked hard and did the right thing,” Dania Ortiz, granddaughter of the murdered woman, said in tears. “Unfortunately, my grandmother is the same example, why such horrible crimes should not happen. The hope of our family is that this death is not in vain and that it does not happen to anyone else. Worst of all, it could have been avoided. ”
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Ortiz’s grandmother was allegedly killed by Riaz Khan, an immigrant from Guyana. The federal government has held New York’s sanctuary city policy responsible for not making it available to ICE and instead letting it go free.
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On the other hand, the reactions of Mayor Bill de Blasio and the governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy to Trump’s news, were almost immediate.
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“Ending SWAT teams trained for rural border areas in our densely populated streets is a formula for disaster that will not make our city safer. But this trick is not about keeping people safe, it is the desperate attempt by trump to be re-elected, ”said Mayor de Blasio via Twitter.
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Also, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy sent a tweet, saying: “Our communities are safer when we treat our residents with respect and when the police build bridges through trust. This last announcement goes against our New Jersey values. ”
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Meanwhile, lawyer Carmen María Rey recommends undocumented people not to open their doors, to make sure they have someone to pick up their children to school. Y If someone knocks on your door, make sure you can call the city number 1-800– 354-0365 to make sure you speak with an immigration lawyer and know your rights.
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