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Chair Encarnación asks about penalties for sanctuary violations

New York City Council · Sep 22, 2026 · starts 0:28:30 · 29 sec

Chair Encarnación asks whether the IRC will consider more severe penalties for city workers who violate sanctuary policies. Ali says failure to implement protective laws will not be tolerated and employees may be subject to discipline.

Elsie Encarnación

And in addition to some of the things that the IRC will continue to consider, will one of those things involve more severe penalties for city workers who violate the sanctuary policies and regulations?

Faiza Ali

Yeah, a failure to implement the city's laws that protect our neighbors is a failure that we will not tolerate.

Faiza Ali

So city employees who fail to comply with the applicable sanctuary policies and reporting requirements may be subject to discipline.