AGENCY TESTIMONY
Launch of MOIA Immigrant Rights Collaborative for community outreach
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Commissioner Castro announces the launch of the MOIA Immigrant Rights Collaborative, an initiative aimed at delivering immigrant rights presentations and information to various community spaces. This program expands upon MOIA's existing immigrant rights workshops.
- Presentations will cover sanctuary city laws, rights under the NYC Human Rights Law, and how to report violations
- The collaborative will serve as an entry point for connecting immigrants to free legal services
- It will also facilitate updating presentations and materials as new information emerges
Manuel Castro
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We are launching the Moyra Immigrant Rights Collaborative, which builds upon and expands our immigrant rights workshops program and will deliver immigrant rights presentations to immigrant New Yorkers in shelters, faith based organizations, houses of worship, schools, and other community spaces used by immigrant communities.
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The presentations will include important information about our sanctuary city laws, the rights and protections for immigrant New Yorkers under the New York City Human Rights Law, and how individuals can report violations of such laws and their rights.
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The presentations will serve as additional entry points for community organizations and their clients to connect to free and quality immigration legal services.
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Most importantly, the collaborative will work together to update presentations and materials as new updates emerge and work together to best serve and inform inform immigrant communities.
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With these trainings, collaboration, and information sharing, both within and outside of city government, Moya will play a critical role in coordinating outreach to our immigrant communities.
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While we cannot control or improperly impede the actions of federal government, we can and will continue to do everything we can to educate and inform our residents about their rights under local and federal law and about the services available to them.