BREAKING:
— City of New York (@nycgov) September 26, 2019
New York City has made it illegal to threaten to call ICE based on a discriminatory motive or to tell someone "go back to your country." Hate has no place here. pic.twitter.com/8PaIozjQty
It applies to all public accommodations, employment and housing, the New York City Commission on Human Rights said.
The new rules come "as we combat the federal government's rhetoric of fear and xenophobic policies that have threatened the health and well-being of immigrant communities," Bitta Mostofi, commissioner of the Mayor's Office and Immigrant Affairs, said, according to CNN.
BREAKING:
— City of New York (@nycgov) September 26, 2019
New York City has made it illegal to threaten to call ICE based on a discriminatory motive or to tell someone "go back to your country." Hate has no place here. pic.twitter.com/8PaIozjQty
NYC Immigration Guidance by National Content Desk on Scribd
The commission gave examples of how the rule could be applied including hotels telling housekeepers to not speak another language as to not offend guests, a landlord threatening an immigrant family that he or she would call ICE after they complained about their housing conditions or a store owner telling people to speak English or go back to their country, CNN reported.
This isn't the first time the New York City Commission on Human Rights has limited speech. In the past, the group, which is made up of political appointees, banned employers and landlords from using gender pronouns different from those preferred by an employee or tenant. Violations of that rule also carry up to a $250,000 fine, Fox News reported.
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