February 03, 2026

Rally for $175M for Immigration Legal Services

The Campaign for Access, Representation, and Equity for Immigrant Families (CARE4IF) Coalition, rallied at the State Capitol on Tuesday, February 3, to demand $175 million in funding for immigration legal services and the passage of the Access to Representation Act (ARA) and the Building Up Immigrant Legal Defense (BUILD) Act for the 2026 New York State Legislative Session. We hear first from Jahrain Roldan of the NY Immigration Coalition, followed by Senator Liu, Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia, Senator Rachel May, Assemblymember Phara Souffrant-Forrest and Senator Robert Jackson. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

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