New York state and its cities have been at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to launch his nationwide deportations of immigrants. Jeongyoon Han of the New York Public News Network sat down with Murad Awawdeh the president of the New York Immigration Coalition. They talked about how the fight over immigration rights has played out in the state and about bills that would respond to recent developments.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

HAN: Murad Awawdeh is president of the New York Immigration Coalition. Thanks for being here with me.

AWAWDEH: Thank you for having me.

HAN: Let's just start off first thinking at the national level. Before Donald Trump became president, he had promised the, quote, largest deportation in US history. Now that he's been pres

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