May 13 NYC Council Speaker Calls Obama Deportation Plan ‘Appalling’ Melissa Mark-Viverito, a top surrogate for Hillary Clinton, slammed the Obama Administration over plans for mass deportations. By Jillian Jorgensen
Jul 20 Mark-Viverito: ‘We Have to Humanize’ Immigration Debate Amid heated rhetoric over immigration issues, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito called on policy makers to "humanize" the issue. By Jillian Jorgensen
Apr 2 Council Gearing Up to Implement Immigration Executive Order, Despite Court Challenges President Barack Obama's immigration reform executive order may be tied up in federal court—but that hasn't stopped the New York City Council from getting ready to implement it. By Jillian Jorgensen
Aug 26 Mark-Viverito: Court Proceedings for Undocumented Children ‘Heartbreaking’ By Jillian Jorgensen
Jul 24 Mark-Viverito Calls for New York City to House Unaccompanied Immigrant Children By Jillian Jorgensen