State’s Effort to Coordinate Legal Services Demonstrates Critical Commitment to Immigrant Communities

Today, Governor Cuomo announced the first-ever creation of an immigrant legal defense fund to coordinate state immigration legal services through a new public-private initiative.

In Post-Election Climate, Unscrupulous Legal Providers May Prey on Immigrant Fears

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Council Members Daniel Dromm, Carlos Menchaca, and Rafael Espinal joined New York Immigration Coalition and community advocates in a press conference, ahead of a joint hearing by the New York City Council Committees on Consumer Affairs and Immigration, to discuss the urgent need for Intro.

In the early morning of Wednesday, November 9th, it became official: Donald Trump was elected the next President of the United States. The shocking results speak towards a country divided on issues from immigration to the economy, and in the next few months and over the next four years, much will have to be done to heal these divisions.

With the general election quickly approaching, the New York Immigration Coalition’s ongoing Immigrants Vote! Campaign (IVC) is working to encourage voters and potential voters to head to the ballot this coming Tuesday. The campaign is led by ten organizations in New York City and State that have been working to “Get Out the Vote” through targeted community outreach such as phone-banking, door knocking, and canvassing.