NY Dem Sends Message To Immigrants, Implies Trump, Feds Might Take Their Rights Away

Leftist New York Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman posted a video on X in both Spanish and Chinese in which he advised immigrants of their rights under the law, but also seemingly implied that the Trump administration would take those rights away.

“Every New Yorker has rights when they interact with immigration enforcement,” Goldman wrote, then warned, “No matter what the next four years bring, stay informed, stay safe, and stay together.” In a statement at the end of the video, he said, “The next four years may look uncertain, but one thing is crystal clear: You and everybody have rights under the law that no president or law enforcement officer can ever take away.”

每一位纽约居民在与移民执法部门互动时都享有权利。
无论未来四年带来什么变化，请保持信息灵通，注意安全，团结一致。https://t.co/HjQgRzBzNv pic.twitter.com/idZfFChEaN

— Rep. Dan Goldman (@RepDanGoldman) February 5, 2025

Goldman began the video by saying, “The Trump administration has carried out deportations, raids, all across the country, including here in New York City. These are certainly uncertain times.”

On his website, Goldman advised immigrants that “If You Believe Your Rights Were Violated…Write down everything you remember, including badge numbers and patrol car numbers, what agency the officers were from and contact information for witnesses. … File a written complaint with the agency’s internal affairs division or civilian complaint board.”

On Wednesday, Goldman, who is a constant critic of President Donald Trump, referred to the president and Elon Musk, wailing “the president and his unelected billionaire master are gutting every single executive branch agency.”

Roughly three weeks ago, Goldman railed against Trump’s Cabinet picks, calling Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel “so obviously dangerous.”

In November 2023, on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Goldman said of Trump that he had to be “eliminated,” asserting that Trump’s rhetoric was “really getting dangerous, more and more dangerous…. It is just unquestionable at this point that that man cannot see public office again. He is not only unfit, he is destructive to our democracy, and he has to be, he has to be eliminated.”

.@RepDanGoldman: “His rhetoric is really getting dangerous… It is just unquestionable at this point that [Trump] cannot see public office again. He is not only unfit. He is destructive to our democracy. He has to be eliminated.” pic.twitter.com/9hS6NHlOB5

— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) November 19, 2023

Goldman later apologized, writing on X, “Yesterday on TV, I mistakenly used the wrong word to express the importance for America that Donald Trump doesn’t become President again. While he must be defeated, I certainly wish no harm to him and do not condone political violence. I apologize for the poor choice of words.”