Several groups came together in Rochester on Wednesday to call for New York state to pass legislation protecting immigrants.
Organizations, including the New York Immigration Coalition, gathered in an effort to help pass the New York For All Act.
If signed into law, the bill would prohibit local law enforcement and state agencies from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It would prohibit police officers, peace officers and school resource officers, among other agencies, from questioning individuals on their immigrant status, along with other disclosure regulations and prevent federal enforcement activity on nonpublic state and local property without a judicial warrant…