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NYC at it again.
A Democratic assemblywoman is proposing legislation that seeks to protect crime victims and witnesses from being intimidated on the basis of their citizenship status.
Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, D-Queens, is to introduce a bill that would make it a felony to report a crime victim or witness’ citizenship or immigration status to any federal, state or municipal agency or department “with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm or intimidate.” It similarly would make it a felony to report the citizenship or immigration status of a person who is a family member of a crime victim or who is seeking an order of protection in family court.
The bill seeks to expand current statute prohibiting intimidation of a witness or crime victim.
The bill, according to its draft language, would not make it a crime to report immigration status as part of a person’s official duties, an area that some lawmakers are seeking to address through so-called sanctuary state legislation. Additionally, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has offered guidance to local governments on how to follow sanctuary policies aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Bill would make it a felony to intimidate immigrant crime victims, witnesses
A Democratic assemblywoman is proposing legislation that seeks to protect crime victims and witnesses from being intimidated on the basis of their citizenship status.
Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, D-Queens, is to introduce a bill that would make it a felony to report a crime victim or witness’ citizenship or immigration status to any federal, state or municipal agency or department “with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm or intimidate.” It similarly would make it a felony to report the citizenship or immigration status of a person who is a family member of a crime victim or who is seeking an order of protection in family court.
The bill seeks to expand current statute prohibiting intimidation of a witness or crime victim.
The bill, according to its draft language, would not make it a crime to report immigration status as part of a person’s official duties, an area that some lawmakers are seeking to address through so-called sanctuary state legislation. Additionally, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has offered guidance to local governments on how to follow sanctuary policies aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Bill would make it a felony to intimidate immigrant crime victims, witnesses
