Q&A
Engagement with industries and advocacy groups regarding potential ICE raids
1:42:25
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Council Member Alexa Aviles inquires about MOIA's engagement with industries like hospitality and construction, as well as advocacy groups, regarding potential ICE raids. Commissioner Manuel Castro explains their collaborative efforts with various stakeholders.
- MOIA works with agencies through an immigration interagency task force
- Collaboration with advocacy organizations representing industries that employ many immigrants
- Provision of guidance and training for industries to protect their employees
Alexa Aviles
1:42:25
In terms of in terms of engaging, actually, with with industries in New York City and advocacy groups, has Moya connected with the hospitality or construction industries?
1:42:39
In particular, we know, or we're facing a growing number of worksite ICE rates.
1:42:47
How is Moya engaged with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and the Department of Small Business Services to ensure these agencies are fully informed?
Manuel Castro
1:42:59
So in terms of engaging with agencies, yes, they are, active participants of, the work that we do through, our immigrant our immigration interagency task force and other, other entities that we, work on these issues together where we work on these issues together.
1:43:21
With respect to the various industry that may be impacted, we work closely with their advocacy organizations.
1:43:29
1 of the one of the advocacy organizations that participated in our convening of cities, you know, was specifically there to speak to the issues that, impact these industries, in particular, as you mentioned, those industries that contract heavily from the immigrant community.
Alexa Aviles
1:43:53
So you're providing specific guidance on ways, these industries can can protect their employees and
Manuel Castro
1:44:02
Yes.
1:44:02
This this particular advocacy group, is hosting trainings for, industries and also governments to be able to support, employers who may be, who may see challenges arise as a result of immigration enforcement activity.