A social media hoax warning of impending immigration raids sent a wave of fear through Hudson Valley’s Latino community last month, highlighting the anxiety felt by many local immigrants since the election of President Donald J. Trump.
Volunteers don’t need to be bilingual, but should expect to learn some conversational Spanish as they go along.
A Kingston resident who, federal officials say, returned to the U.S. after being deported back to Mexico for having entered this country illegally is being prepared to be sent back again.
Faso’s criticisms of the order’s rollout echoed those from a growing number of fellow Republicans over the weekend, including former presidential candidate and current Ohio Governor John Kasich, as well as senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham.
After three hours of sometimes-emotional public comment from both sides of the issue, a divided council passed the resolution by a 5-3 margin.
A society that grants rights and privileges to some but not all is unjust; and an unjust society is unsafe for all its members.
It may be a non-binding memorializing resolution, but a proposal by Mayor Steve Noble to declare Kingston a “sanctuary city” — welcoming to immigrants regardless of legal status — is generating debate and opposition as it heads to the Common Council floor next week.
Several weeks ago, a divided Common Council committee approved a resolution pushed by Mayor Steve Noble to declare Kingston a “sanctuary
Next up for the controversial resolution which states city won’t probe most people’s immigration status: The full Common Council.
Noble said his communication to the Common Council was prompted by requests from local clergy and the nonprofit law firm Worker Justice Center that he consider a Sanctuary City declaration in response to the election of Donald Trump as president.