> It’s now against the law in New York City to threaten someone with a call to immigration authorities or refer to them as an “illegal alien” when motivated by

> It’s now against the law in New York City to threaten someone with a call to immigration authorities or refer to them as an “illegal alien” when motivated by hate. While the latter part of the law clearly runs afoul of the 1st amendment, the former sounds like something that is already illegal - isn't threatening to report them, as opposed to just doing it, blackmail?