On Thursday, January 16th, PSC leaders joined with allies from labor and community organizations and local legislators to protest incoming President Trump’s mass deportation agenda and affirm the importance of New York as a sanctuary city. The rally, organized by Council Member Alexa Avilés, came ahead of a Committee on Immigration hearing and featured speakers condemning Mayor Adams’s escalating flirtations with Trump, deployment of anti-immigrant rhetoric, and threats to roll back the city’s laws protecting immigrants. We stood with our partners in support of City Council Intro 214, which would protect and strengthen New York’s sanctuary laws, which prevent city agencies from collaborating with ICE. The PSC will continue to resist the politics of division and appeasement, and will stand in strong solidarity with our immigrant members, students, and neighbors.
We know that the threats to immigrants in our community will only escalate in the coming months and years. If you are interested in working with your union siblings to fight for the rights of all immigrants, at CUNY and beyond, please fill out this form to receive updates about our rapidly-forming immigrant defense committee.
Published: January 16, 2025
