The first is that we know there are city tools that can be used that would increase the likelihood of people remaining with their families. Namely, when an immigrant New Yorker is in detention proceedings, If [immigrant New Yorkers] have legal representation, there's an 11 fold increase in their ability to stay at home. And so the city needs to start funding that legal representation. That's something that I would do. The other thing is to ensure that the NYPD are not serving as accomplices to what ICE is doing in this city. (01:50–04:53)
CLAIM
Asserts that legal representation increases the likelihood of immigrants staying at home by 11 times.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
.jpg)