Menchaca marches to Trump Tower
Council member warns President-elect on immigration
Hours after the City Council passed a resolution re-affirming New York as a sanctuary city for immigrants, Councilmember Carlos Menchaca led a march to Trump Tower on Tuesday serve public notice to President-elect Donald Trump that city officials will stand up for the rights of immigrants.
Menchaca, who was joined by immigration advocates, took the newly-passed Sanctuary City Resolution to Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan on Tuesday. Menchaca (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) is chairman of the council’s Committee on Immigration.
“President-elect Trump’s hateful rhetoric regarding immigrants is an affront to New Yorkers and does not reflect our core values, including a commitment to inclusion, compassion and the rule of law,” the resolution reads.