LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Local lawmakers attended immigration court on Monday morning in Lower Manhattan as ICE raids continue at federal courts across the country.

Immigrant right advocates say the risk of deportation or detention is driving immigrant New Yorkers underground. New federal legislation and local laws being proposed are trying to change that.

From the steps of City Hall to the sidewalks outside 26 Federal Plaza, members of congress and members of the New York City Council are pushing back on federal immigration raids.

Specifically, through laws proposed in the council that would, among other things, make it more difficult for ICE to operate in the city, remind immigrants of their rights and give them a legal pathway to sue if their rights are violated.

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