Spectrum News1: Bill would end ICE detention contracts with local jails

“The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project, a coalition that includes the Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services and The Bronx Defenders announced their backing of the bill, which is meant to reduce the power of ICE to separate immigrant families, supporters of the bill said.

The measure is taking aim at multiple local governments that have contracts with ICE for their jails in New York.”

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