NY Immigrant Advocates Condemn Budget’s Legal Defense Shortfall Amid Enforcement Surge
New York immigrant advocacy groups have criticized the state’s recently finalized Fiscal Year 2027 budget, asserting that a $10 million increase for immigrant legal defense and support programs remains inadequate. Organizations including the Vera Institute of Justice and CARE for Immigrant Families contend the allocation, which raises funding from $64.2 million to $74.2 million, falls short of addressing the needs of the state’s immigrant population amid intensifying enforcement.
