New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking state lawmakers to pass legislation that would make it illegal for employers to retaliate against an undocumented worker by contacting federal immigration officers about their immigration status.

The bill is in reaction to reports that an employee at one of President Donald Trump’s properties was threatened with exposing her status as an undocumented immigrant if she made complaints about her supervisors, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

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