New York receives more funding for housing young migrants than any state except Texas

In the wake of the JFK protests, Mackler established the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative, a coalition of about 70 nonprofit groups that Mackler refers to as “the lawyer army.”

“New Yorkers are really proud of that symbol in our harbor,” Mackler said, referring to the Statue of Liberty. “We are very proud of the values that we stand for, including being one of the leading states in terms of immigrant rights.”

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