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MOIA declines to comment on proposal to allow ICE presence at Rikers Island
1:09:54
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Chair Alexa Avilés questions MOIA Commissioner Manuel Castro about the administration's proposal to allow ICE presence on Rikers Island. Castro declines to take a position or comment on the proposal.
- Castro refuses to speculate or weigh in on proposals to avoid confusing immigrant communities
- Avilés expresses opposition to any actions that would break current sanctuary laws
Alexa Avilés
1:09:54
Do you agree with the administration's proposal to allow ICE on Rikers Island?
Manuel Castro
1:10:03
Again, I I don't want to speculate or weigh in on proposals so as not to confuse our immigrant communities.
1:10:11
Moya does not have position on any anything that has been proposed.
Alexa Avilés
1:10:16
Well, it has no position on breaking Again our current law?
Manuel Castro
1:10:21
Again, I don't want to weigh in on proposals or or speculate so as not to confuse our communities.
Alexa Avilés
1:10:28
Fair enough.
1:10:29
Hopefully, it's it's theater to appease his Republican bosses.
1:10:34
We are fully opposed to breaking the law in New York City.
1:10:39
I think with that, I'd love to open it up to my colleagues to answer excuse me, to ask questions.
1:10:46
I'll call on oh, council member Joseph?
1:10:54
Oh, council member Hanif.