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New York May Become Sanctuary State For Undocumented Immigrants New York May Become Sanctuary State For Undocumented Immigrants
New York May Become Sanctuary State For Undocumented Immigrants A lawmaker is pushing legislation that would see the Empire State become a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. Democratic State Sen. Jose Serrano Jr. is sponsoring a bill that would prohibit law enforcement from holding non-citizens for deportation by federal officials unless they’ve been convicted of a violent crime in the past several years. The bill - titled the "Dignity for Immigrants in New York State Act” - has been introduced in the past, but never made it through the legislature. It is now being considered in committee. Several cities throughout New York have already declared themsel…

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by Zak Failla
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Gillibrand Seems Near 2020 Presidential Run With Trump Attacks, Iowa Vist Gillibrand Seems Near 2020 Presidential Run With Trump Attacks, Iowa Vist
Gillibrand Seems Near 2020 Presidential Run With Trump Attacks, Iowa Vist New York U.S. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand seems to be signaling that she plans to jump into the 2020 presidential race. Gillibrand is scheduled to visit Iowa next weekend as speculation regarding her potential run continues, according to multiple reports.  Gillibrand becomes one of more than two dozen potential Democrats eyeing a seat in the Oval Office. She's been a target of the president, and has recently fired back on social media in advance of her potential trip to the swing state in Iowa. In recent days, she has been targeting the president’s immigration reform and has ex…

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See You In Court: Cuomo To Sue Trump Administration Over Child Separation See You In Court: Cuomo To Sue Trump Administration Over Child Separation
See You In Court: Cuomo To Sue Trump Administration Over Child Separation New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has added fodder to the fire President Donald Trump has come under for his administration's “zero tolerance” policy of separating children from their families as they cross the Mexican border, vowing to file a lawsuit over the policy. On Tuesday, Cuomo announced that the state is planning to file a multi-agency lawsuit against the Trump Administration on the grounds that the federal government is violating the Constitutional rights of thousands of immigrant children and their parents who have been separated at the border, unless the policy is not rescinded in the n…

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