State legislators in Albany voted to expand opportunities for undocumented immigrants by offering state tuition assistance to those individuals on Wednesday, as lawmakers also hinted at further progressive immigration reforms passing in New York over the next several months.

Some of those reforms, including one that would prohibit federal immigration officers from entering state courts with the intention of taking an undocumented immigrant into custody, appear to have gained momentum this year after Democrats took control of both houses in the state Legislature.

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