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Representative Velázquez Fights to Remove ‘Police’ Label from I.C.E. Uniforms

The bill could help better protect local immigrants in their interactions with federal immigration agents.

By Katy Golvala

Aug. 24, 2018 · 2 min read

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Representative Velázquez Fights to Remove ‘Police’ Label from I.C.E. Uniforms

The bill could help better protect local immigrants in their interactions with federal immigration agents.

Katy Golvala August 24, 2018Aug 24, 2018 · 2 min read

The federal government shows no signs of stopping its campaign to target immigrants, but local politicians in Bushwick are stepping up to fight for their constituents.

Representative Nydia Velázquez has been active in this fight. Last April, she introduced a bill that would prohibit entities like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol…

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“One thing all New Yorkers can agree on is that neither ICE nor DHS get to decide who is a New Yorker and who is not. Fuck outta here,” Darializa Avila Chevalier wrote after an ICE agent shot an immigrant father in Upper Manhattan as his 5-year-old son sat in the back seat. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Brooklyn’s elected officials stand with him.

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