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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S05805Establishes the community disaster relief and recovery act which will create an emergency assistance program for undocumented individuals impacted by a natural disaster.
Creates a state-funded disaster relief program specifically for undocumented immigrants ineligible for federal aid due to citizenship status, reducing state-level barriers to assistance for non-citizens and limiting the practical effect of federal immigration status restrictions on disaster recovery
There is hereby established the community disaster relief and recovery fund program for non-citizens to be administered by the division of homeland security and emergency services, in conjunction with the New York state office for new Americans. Such program shall be administered in accordance with the guidelines under the Major Disaster Declaration for Remnants of Hurricane Ida 4615-DR-NY for storm survivors who are not able to receive financial assistance through other means, including but not limited to, the federal emergency management agency's individual assistance program, due to 1 (c) "
Establishes state procedures and funding to provide expedited housing, personal property, medical, child care and other disaster assistance directly to undocumented immigrants and their households, expanding state aid access based on immigration status
The commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services, in conjunction with the New York state office for new Americans, shall establish procedures for receipt of applications from undocumented immigrant applicants and households in order to provide expedited relief to storm survivors, including housing related assistance and other needs assistance.
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2026-01-07: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new state program under the executive law that provides disaster relief funds, housing assistance, personal property replacement, medical aid and other support specifically to undocumented immigrants who cannot access federal FEMA or similar programs because of their immigration status. This directly limits the downstream effects of federal immigration enforcement on disaster recovery by offering state-level alternatives, fitting the 'restricts' direction for immigration-enforcement topics. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues or abortion.
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