New York City Council Committee on Immigration meeting (March 9, 2026)
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Committee convened at City Hall (250 Broadway, Hearing Room 3) with Chair Elsie Encarnación presiding. Roll call recorded Encarnación, Avilés, Brewer, and Joseph as present; Hanks absent. The committee held an oversight hearing (T2026-1036) on sanctuary protections for immigrant communities, filed a committee report for the oversight, held a hearing on Int. 0055-2026 and laid it over, and held a hearing on Int. 0261-2026 and laid it over.
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- Oversight T2026-1036: Committee report filed, after hearing held by the committee.
- Int. 0055-2026: Hearing held by committee; introduction laid over by committee.
- Int. 0261-2026: Hearing held by committee; introduction laid over by committee.
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Committee on Immigration
Agenda
- Oversight - Sanctuary Protections for Immigrant Communities.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the city of New York from contracting with entities engaged in immigration enforcement
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- Agenda Item
- Oversight - Sanctuary Protections for Immigrant Communities.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the city of New York from contracting with entities engaged in immigration enforcement
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