Mayor de Blasio joined 20 other cities in submitting an amicus brief to help defeat a Trump Administration lawsuit seeking to invalidate three California state laws, where the Trump Administration hoped to gain sensitive information from cities regarding immigrant communities.
Mayor de Blasio and several other admin gave statements regarding the City winning a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice, which was about President Trump attempting to enforce his immigration laws within NYC.
Mayor de Blasio announced a multi-agency public-private project to provide pro bono legal assistance to families facing detention at the southern border.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live at City Hall to discuss the issue of migrant children still being housed in the City without their parents and children in public housing being exposed to lead in the paint in their buildings.
The de Blasio administration announced they approved $4.1 million to provide legal assistance for migrant children, both unaccompanied minors and separated children in New York City.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Corporation Counsel Zachary W. Carter announced the filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for its unlawful efforts to force New York City officials to engage in federal immigration enforcement.
Mayor de Blasio joined live on the Brian Lehrer show to discuss recent events in NY and nationwide politics, first discussing President Trump failing to return all 2,500 children separated from their families back to their families, then moving onto more local issues.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live on Fox 5's Good Day New York to discuss his recent trip to visit the US/Mexico border, raising awareness about the separation of families.
Mayor de Blasio spoke live at City hall to discuss a multitude of issues, such as decreasing the amount of marijuana involved arrests and expunging past criminal records to immigration reform.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss the state of the US-Mexico border, stating that the conditions were Un-American, and something that people in both parties should be concerned about.
Mayor de Blasio joined live on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss the migrant children who were in East Harlem, discussing the separation of families at the border.
Mayor de Blasio spoke on NY1 to discuss the child migrant detention center in Tornillo Texas, emphasizing the inhumane nature of separating children from their families.
Mayor de Blasio held a press conference to discuss the status of migrant children being housed in NYC, discussing the inhumane nature of separating children from their families.
Mayor de Blasio addressed the press after he was barred from entering Tornillo Child Detention Facility, raising questions about the conditions inside the facility.