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NY A02161
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jenifer Rajkumar
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AI Summary
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Prohibits municipal corporations in New York from refusing, prohibiting, or preventing other municipal corporations from resettling asylum seekers into their jurisdiction
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Requires the resettling municipal corporation (the one sending asylum seekers) to cover all costs of resettlement, including ongoing shelter expenses
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Protects receiving municipal corporations from having their own property used for resettlement without their consent
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Defines "asylum seeker" as individuals who have applied for or are eligible to apply for asylum under 8 U.S. Code § 1158, or who qualify as refugees under the Immigration and Nationality Act
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Prohibits municipal corporations from refusing resettlement of asylum seekers from other municipal corporations in the state, provided that the resettling municipal corporation covers the costs of such resettlement, and no property of the municipal corporation receiving such asylum seekers is used without such municipal corporation's consent.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026