A 8861

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Establishes the community accompaniment and post-release support program in the office for new Americans to provide grants to community-based organizations to offer services after immigration detention.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-8861
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Governmental Operations
Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07
Immigration
Summary

Establishes the community accompaniment and post-release support program in the office for new Americans to provide grants to community-based organizations that offer services to individuals released from immigration detention; defines eligible services; requires the office to establish criteria for awarding grants; requires the office to submit an annual report on the program.

Sponsor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-06-09 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status in_committee
2026-01-07 Latest Action In Assembly Committee
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