Organizations that help the local refugee community are upset by President Trump's actions to overhaul the nation's immigration system.
That includes an executive order to block federal funding to so-called "sanctuary cities," and new efforts to restrict the flow of refugees into this country.
Executive Director for Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services, Mike Cuniff, says he supports the idea of sanctuary cities because it empowers people not to be afraid to report a crime or an illness or anything where they may need help.
"(They're) free to be able to do that without the threat of being deported," he said.
In a statement, Cuniff says they agree with Mayor Warren's understanding of sanctuary cities:
"We believe President Trump's threat to withhold federal aid to sanctuary cities is ill-advised and potentially dangerous. We urge Rochester and other municipal authorities to stand united in their support of sanctuary cities."
Jim Morris is associate vice president for family services at Catholic Family Center.
It runs a refugee resettlement program, sponsoring new refugees that come to the area.
He says a new executive order this week is designed to restrict the flow of refugees into the U.S.
"We have learned from our national offices that the executive order that is being considered will halt refugee admissions for a period of 120 days. It will specifically preclude admission of Syrian refugees for an indefinite period of time."
Morris says this could be devastating for the refugee program, and for those refugees already here waiting for loved ones to come through the refugee admission process.