Immigrants and their allies rallied in Foley Square on Thursday night in support of immigration justice and to protect families from mass deportations.

The New York Immigration Coalition and partner organizations spoke about immigration rights and how undocumented immigrants can protect themselves.

"We are at the beginning of an urgent fight to protect our freedoms and our communitie," said Lovelie Tejada, with the New York Immigration Coalition.

President-elect Donald Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration when he returns to the White House in January.

"We are going to seal up those borders, we want people to come back in, but they have to come in legally, they have to come in legally," Trump said during his victory speech early Wednesday morning.

Joo Han is the director of the Asian American Federation.

"We are already hearing that families are saying 'What do we need to do?' Our families are saying 'Do we need to go underground?' A lot of the same fears are being stoked," said Han.

New York City is a sanctuary city, meaning there are policies in place that protect undocumented immigrants living there from federal immigration agents, with the exception of a crime being committed.

Mayor Eric Adams said he spoke with Trump after his victory but did not disclose whether immigration was a topic of discussion.

"Trump has made deportation his very agenda, he has been attacking immigrant New Yorkers, and we want to make sure that we remind him that, no we have done this before and we will continue to do it," said Winnie Ch"We are going to seal up those boards, ew York Immigration Coalition.