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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Privacy and safety measures for immigrant communities
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Commissioner Howard addresses the concerns of immigrant communities regarding federal law enforcement and outlines DYCD's efforts to protect the privacy and safety of those they serve.
- DYCD conducted training for nonprofit partners and staff on procedures for interacting with non-local law enforcement
- Over 4,000 people attended the training sessions, which included Q&A and follow-up inquiries
- DYCD established a hotline for partners to speak with a DYCD attorney after hours
- The department emphasizes that protecting privacy and safety is a top priority
Keith Howard
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We also recognize that our partners and immigrant communities are fearful of federal law enforcement and protecting the privacy and safety of those we serve is at our top priority for DYCD.
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In response, we've conducted a series of training for our nonprofit partners and DYCD staff on procedures developed in conjunction with our city partners for in person interaction with non local law enforcement.
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The trainings generated great interest with over 4,000 attending and participating in robust questions and answer, sessions and follow-up inquiries.
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Our non prod our nonprofit partners with questions may call our staff.
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Additionally, DYCD recently established a hotline for our partners to call after hours to speak with a DYCD attorney.