Alwaght- The mayor of New York City says he will sue the US federal government under the incoming president Donald Trump if he goes on with his plan to register Muslims.
“We will use all the tools at our disposal to stand up for our people,” Bill de Blasio said.
“If all Muslims are required to register, we will take legal action to block it,” said the mayor.
The remarks come after a key member of the Donald Trump’s transition team revealed that his policy advisers are discussing plans to establish a registry for Muslim immigrants in the US.
Kris Kobach, the secretary of state for Kansas, said the President-elect’s advisers were looking at how to implement a proposal suggested by the billionaire businessman that would force immigrants from Muslim countries to register on a database.
“If the federal government wants our police officers to tear immigrant families apart, we will refuse to do it,” the mayor threatened.
Hillary Clinton’s former running mate and Virigina senator Tim Kaine encouraged people to sign his petition to stand against the proposed registry, arguing that citizens deserve equal treatment under the law.
“Singling out entire groups to round up and register is just plain wrong,” he said.
At Cooper Union Mr de Blasio also threatened to step in and help law-abiding New Yorkers who have no legal representation to fight their deportation.
His remarks come days after refusing to resume with a previous controversial police method of stop and frisk, which was carried out disproportionately on people of color.
“We won’t trade in neighborhood policing for racial profiling,” he said.
“If Jews or Muslims, or any community, are victimized and attacked, we will find their attackers. We will arrest them. We will prosecute them,” he added.
