New York State Assemblyman and New York City Mayoral Candidate ZOHRAN MAMDANI Said that a “cornerstone” of his campaign is to increase financing for the legal defense of illegal immigrants who are confronted with deportation.
Mamdani, a self -described democratic socialist who has won the democratic nomination in the mayor’s race, said about MSNBC’s “The Weekend: Primetime” that “400,000 of our residents are now in urgent risk of deportation.”
“A cornerstone of our campaign is to increase financing for those very legal defense services by more than $ 100 million, so that we can ensure that we can take every step we can to keep New Yorkers safe, to keep New Yorkers together and show the world that they are welcome in this city,” said Mamdani.
Mayoral -candidate from New York City Zohran Mamdani’s campaign platform calls for more financing for legal defense services for illegal immigrants. (Reuters / Jeenah Moon / Reuters)
The New York City budget for 2026 comprises $ 54.5 million in financing for immigration services, including $ 41.9 million in free legal assistance for illegal immigrants They are confronted with deportation and need help with benefits.
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An extra $ 12.5 million would go to Pro Bono lawyers who do not help -counseled small immigrants with removal hearings, the New York Post reported.
The Mamdani campaign requires stimulating legal support for Immigration services To “give representation to people and communities that are the target of massive expansion.”
His platform calls for investing $ 165 million in financing for legal defense services for immigration, with part of that financing reserved for specific programs.
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Mamdani promised to hire 200 lawyers for the legal department of NYC. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images / Getty images)
The Mamdani campaign says that access to legal adviser via the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative (RRLC) improves the chances of immigrants who win their affairs, but under -financing meant that only 178 people were served by the program last year.
The campaign adds that as a mayor he would stimulate the financing for the RRLC from $ 500,000 to $ 25 million; Increase financing for the New York Immigrant Family Unit program from $ 16 million to $ 30 million to keep families together; And increase financing among the immigrant Opportunity Initiative from $ 20 million to $ 40 million.
He also said that he is planning to hire 200 lawyers to return New York City’s Legal department back to the pre-Pandemic levels.
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Mamdani is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and won the mayors primarily from the Democratic Party. (Reuters / Bing Guan / Reuters)
Despite the fact that he is like the leader in the mayor’s raceMamdani’s plan has given rise to pushback from some democratic legislators.
“New York is in a tax crisis and Mamdani wants another $ 100 million from taxpayers to Bankroll Deportation Defense, rewarding law -breaking ripping, while seniors, classrooms, sanitary facilities and public safety go without,” said councilor Robert Holden, a democrat of Queens.
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“It spits in the face of every immigrant who played through the rules, and I will fight against this giveaway with everything I have,” said Holden.
