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Council member inquires about the Immigration Services Task Force composition and leadership
1:34:10
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Council Member Alexa Avilés questions DCWP representatives about the Immigration Services Task Force, seeking clarification on its composition and leadership. The DCWP team explains their participation in the task force and mentions other involved parties.
- DCWP representatives confirm their participation in the task force
- Task force includes representatives from district attorney's offices and MOIA
- NYIC (New York Immigration Coalition) is mentioned as potentially leading the task force
Alexa Avilés
1:34:10
I'd like to follow-up on the the task force.
1:34:15
Can you I wanna make sure that we're talking about the same task force.
1:34:19
So the Penny task force is being convened.
1:34:22
Who sits at that table and who's convening it?
Carlos Ortiz
1:34:28
Well, our team it's our director of community affairs and some attorneys that joined from Mike's team that would join those meetings.
1:34:36
I think there are I've gone to those meetings, have been representatives from the district attorney's offices.
1:34:42
I think Ona had a representative as well.
1:34:45
I think we're talking about the same tiny task force that was convened by NYIC for many years.
1:34:50
I know they've in most recent months, they're re rethinking how they wanna operate and, like, in terms of agenda setting and having certain chairs and vice chairs.
1:35:01
And I think that's been kind of what's taken up the agenda for most initial meetings, but they have further meetings that are coming down the line that I think will be quarterly that, of course, we will continue participating in and making sure our staff is available with information and updates on our end.
Alexa Avilés
1:35:14
So who is who's driving it in particular?
1:35:17
Like, is it Ona?
1:35:19
Or
Carlos Ortiz
1:35:19
I thought I thought it was NYIC.
1:35:21
I feel a little bit weird maybe talking about it when it's not I it's not ours, but It's not yours.
1:35:26
Yeah.
Vilda Vera Mayuga
1:35:26
I can
Carlos Ortiz
1:35:26
find out for sure.
Alexa Avilés
1:35:27
But you are participating.
Carlos Ortiz
1:35:28
But we are there for sure.