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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A01503Relates to making certain housing programs available regardless of immigration status; provides that local social services districts in a city with a population of five million or more shall be permitted to offer certain housing programs to individuals or families who would be eligible but for a federal law restricting eligibility based on immigration.
Permits New York City (the only local district with population of 5 million or more) to offer certain local housing/shelter programs to immigrants who would otherwise be ineligible under federal law, so less immigration enforcement via benefit restrictions.
the commissioner shall permit such district to make the program set forth in chapter ten of title sixty-eight of the rules of the city of New York, or any successor program, available to families and individuals who would be eligible but for such federal law restricting eligibility for such benefits based on immigration status
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds Social Services Law § 131-bbb to authorize NYC's local social services district to provide specific shelter supplement and housing programs to individuals ineligible solely due to federal immigration-status restrictions (citing 8 U.S.C. 1621), with state reimbursement. This directly limits the effect of federal immigration enforcement on local benefit access and is a form of sanctuary policy.
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