Q&A
City's preparation for possible termination of DACA program
1:30:04
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Council Member Aviles inquires about the city's preparation for a possible federal attempt to terminate the DACA program. MOIA Commissioner Castro responds, highlighting the agency's concerns and limitations.
- MOIA expresses concern about potential impacts on city government staff and tens of thousands of New Yorkers
- The agency emphasizes the importance of immigration legal screenings for affected individuals
- Castro acknowledges the limited actions the city can take due to this being a federal matter
Alexa Aviles
1:30:04
So we'll we'll go back to immigration legal services, our favorite topic to talk about.
1:30:11
In in the context of these scenarios again, in in terms of a scenario around possible federal attempts to terminate DACA, how is the agency preparing for that scenario?
Manuel Castro
1:30:28
Again, this is, this is, you know, a matter especially concerning to us.
1:30:35
As we've discussed previously here, we do know that we have staff, in city government that may be impacted and, tens of thousands of New Yorkers, who are concerned about this.
1:30:53
Again, you know, we do quite a lot of advocacy around this issue, and we and this is why we emphasize immigration legal screening so that people, can sit down with someone to review their options.
1:31:07
Again, there's very limited, things that we can do as a city government because this is a federal government matter, but it is concerning that people may lose their status and ability to to work.