A New York mother said the city and state’s response to the influx of illegal immigrants since 2022 has directly hurt low-income families of legal immigrants and U.S. citizens.

Danyela Souza Egorov is the vice president of the Community Education Council for New York City School District 2, the city government’s education advisory body that reviews educational programs and holds public hearings with parents. She testified to Congress on Thursday that school staff members and parents are furious with the city for how it has taken from poor families to offer a plethora of free services to people who came to the country illegally.