The New York City Council - File #: Res 0513-2018

• File #: Res 0513-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act. (H.R. 6361)
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/12/2018
• In control: Committee on Immigration
• On agenda: 9/12/2018
• Final action: 9/12/2018
• Title: Resolution calling upon the U.S. Congress to pass, and the President to sign, the Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act (H.R. 6361), legislation that would abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• Sponsors: Helen K. Rosenthal, Carlina Rivera , Carlos Menchaca, Ben Kallos, Brad S. Lander, Daniel Dromm , Stephen T. Levin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/12/2018	*	City Council	Approved, by Council	Pass
9/12/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
9/12/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
9/12/2018	*	Committee on Immigration	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
9/12/2018	*	Committee on Immigration	P-C Item Approved by Comm	Pass
9/6/2018	*	Committee on Immigration	Hearing on P-C Item by Comm
9/6/2018	*	Committee on Immigration	P-C Item Laid Over by Comm

Preconsidered Res. No. 513

Title
Resolution calling upon the U.S. Congress to pass, and the President to sign, the Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act (H.R. 6361), legislation that would abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Body

By Council Members Rosenthal, Rivera, Menchaca, Kallos, Lander, Dromm and Levin

Whereas, The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was formed in 2002 under the Homeland Security Act, which transferred critical immigration enforcement functions from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the guise of national security; and
Whereas, According to the DOJ, at inception the primary goals of ICE were to prevent acts of terrorism by "targeting the people, money, and materials that support terrorist and criminal activities;" and
Whereas, Instead of using its resources to prevent terrorism, ICE has allocated most of its $7.1 billion budget to focus primarily on the detention and removal of immigrants; and
Whereas, On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed the executive order "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the U.S." essentially altering ICE enforcement priorities from mainly focusing on individuals who committed serious felonies for deportation and removal purposes to any undocumented immigrant; and
Whereas, Through this executive order, President Trump further exacerbated ICE's ability to abuse its power and deviate further from its original responsibilities; and
Whereas, One ICE function is to improve public safety and homeland security, but lack of proper oversight has resulted in a rogue agency whose practices have proven to be overall detrimental; and
Whereas, ICE agents routinely engage in deceptive practices, like posing as police officers, creating unnecessary distrust between communities and other law enforcement agencies; and
Whereas, ICE often appears in courtrooms to detain those who have not been convicted of a crime, and has apprehe...