Dozens of advocates, including multiple NYC Council members, rallied at City Hall on Monday, demanding more legislative support for undocumented immigrant New Yorkers .

Led by Brooklyn Council Member Alexa Avilés, chair of the council’s Immigration Committee, the rally focused on getting four bills passed to protect the city’s immigrant community. At the forefront of the package is Intro. 214 , which would hold city agencies, including the NYPD, accountable under existing laws, allowing immigrants to sue when “their rights have been violated.”

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