Total rejection of the arrests of 9 people on Sunday and the attacks suffered on Saturday by an immigrant, who had to be transferred to the Wykoff Heights Medical Center after being attacked by federal agents, was the message expressed by New York leaders who demanded that federal officials respect the law. In passing, they asked the NYPD not to collaborate with ICE.
The president of Brooklyn, Antonio Reynoso, not only attacked ICE but also denounced the alleged collaboration between the Big Apple police and “La Migra” agents and stressed that this is prohibited, although the uniformed police deny that they have participated in ‘La Migra’ operations.
“New York is a sanctuary city, and that means it is illegal for the NYPD to coordinate with ICE. We have already seen this work. When we expelled ICE from Rikers Island in 2014, our city became even safer, both for immigrants and for all of us alike,” said the political leader. “Immigrants are the backbone of Bushwick, this county and this city; therefore, we will come to their defense again and again. We will not stop fighting until ICE is abolished.”
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquezwent further and in addition to rejecting ICE’s actions, highlighted the urgency for federal legislators to move towards a reform that leads to the legalization of those who do not have documents.
“In this neighborhood and in New York City, we fight for immigrants and we fight for immigration reform, because it is the only way to achieve the full integrity of our communities. What happened in Wyckoff is a shame,” said the legislator, of Puerto Rican origin.
Councilwoman Jennifer Gutiérrez assured that the presence of masked ICE agents in different parts of the Big Apple only harms the city’s security and leaves immigrant families at risk of being persecuted.
“ICE, you have no place here. We are not safe here with you. We are backing down,” said the politician of Colombian origin, who incidentally expressed concerns about the actions of the NYPD and the impact that the weekend’s actions will have among immigrants who usually use services at the Wyckoff smartly being facility.
“I have heard so many people express that they feel they can no longer seek medical care at Wyckoff because of what they witnessed on Saturday. We also want to ask Commissioner Tisch: why aren’t officers identifying themselves? That makes our communities even more vulnerable. We are at greater risk; we are not safe,” said the Brooklyn leader.
Councilwoman Sandy Nurse He joined the general rejection of ICE’s actions and praised those who demonstrated over the weekend against the operations, who ended up being detained.
Bushwick has made it clear: We want ICE gone!” the politician commented. “I’m grateful to the New Yorkers who showed up on a Saturday night after learning that ICE was at Nicely Being Middle Wyckoff. This is our smartly being facility and this is a community of immigrants. We should not be spending money on bombs, or financing genocides or wars. “We have needs right here in our community, and ICE is not the solution.”
Natalia Aristizabal, from the organization Invent the Highway Actioncriticized the collaboration that NYPD police officers allegedly provide in ICE actions and stressed that sensitive places such as hospitals remain out of the reach of immigration operations.
“When we saw police officers collaborating with ICE, that sent an unmistakable message to immigrants,” the activist said. “These spaces must remain outside of politics and must be safe places for all members of the community.”
Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition (New York Immigration Coalition) criticized the way federal agents are violating the law and asked the Department of Homeland Security to stop lying to the public to “justify terrorizing, brutally attacking and even murdering” people.
“Every New Yorker, regardless of when they arrived in this city, should feel safe to live their life without being brutally attacked by masked ICE terrorists. On multiple occasions over the past few months, ICE has sent New Yorkers to the smartly being facility through the use of violent and illegal tactics,” said the immigrant advocate.
“This weekend, when a New Yorker was hospitalized at the hands of ICE — while he repeatedly requested to speak with his attorney — they demonstrated once again their complete disregard for the law and their lack of respect for the lives of immigrant New Yorkers,” Awawdeh said. while demanding that the municipal administration investigate the way in which NYPD agents are helping ICE.
“When the NYPD collaborated with ICE to make our neighbor disappear, they demonstrated that our sanctuary city policies require much stricter enforcement. Those who are found to have violated our laws must be held accountable for their actions,” said the leader, who in the process demanded that the charges filed against the community members who responded to the scene and who were arrested be dropped.
The Department of Homeland Security continues to defend the actions of the ICE agents and assured that the officers “followed their training and used the minimum amount of force necessary to carry out the arrest,” contrary to the complaints made.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani He rejected ICE’s actions but clarified that the NYPD did not coordinate any action with the federal agency and that the officers who went to the scene did so because of the protest outside the smartly being facility. “The NYPD will never participate in civil immigration actions,” the mayor said.
- Fact
- 9 people were arrested
- 1 person was detained by ICE