LG + Gov needs to be leading, NY lagging behind 12 other states
NEW YORK, NY – Yesterday, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul attempted to walk back a statement she made 10 years ago as Erie County Clerk on driver’s licenses for immigrant New Yorkers.
Published in the New York Times on November 4th, 2007, “‘I do not support the governor’s plan to give driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants,’ she said to whooping cheers and applause.
Immigration advocates expose the impact of Trump Administration’s gang allegations in new report
NEW YORK, NY - On Wednesday, May 23rd, President Donald J. Trump will join U.S. Representative Peter King (R-NY) at the Morrelly Homeland Security Center on Long Island to promote their shared agenda of dehumanizing and criminalizing immigrant communities.
BUFFALO, NY– Today, Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns announced he would take a preemptive stance against legislation that would expand access to driver’s licenses for all New Yorkers (A.10273). Clerk Kearns makes the dubious claim he can defy valid State legislation and decide not to process driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants, despite the fact county clerks are required to do so as agents of the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The legislation has rapidly growing momentum, and earlier this week Senator Luis Sepúlveda introduced a same-as bill in the Senate (S.8680).
“County Clerks should not use their position to fight social progress whether it’s marriage equality for LGBTQ couples, gun safety laws, and now drivers licenses.
Immigration advocates sue ICE for FOIA Records
NEW YORK, NY - The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights Clinic (INRC) at the CUNY School of Law today released a new report, Swept up in the Sweep: The Impact of Gang Allegations on Immigrant New Yorkers.
Saugerties Police Chief comes out for Driver’s License Access Bill
+ Sen. Sepúlveda signs on as Senate sponsor
ALBANY, NY - Today, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra and suburban New York lawmakers called on the Assembly to pass legislation expanding access to driver’s licenses for all New Yorkers (A.10273). Newly elected Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda has introduced a same as bill in the Senate (S.8680).
Introduced by Assemblymember Marcos Crespo, the Driver License Access and Privacy Act would bring in an estimated $57 million in annual state and county revenue in registration fees, sales taxes, and gas taxes; plus $26 million in one-time revenues as more people obtain licenses, buy cars, and register vehicles.
Judge Wilson has a 97.8% denial rate for asylum cases compared to New York judges’ 24%
+ 5 Fast Facts on Immigration Courts
New York, NY – Today, immigration attorney Heather Axford from Central American Legal Assistance (CALA) is representing a Honduran woman applying for asylum in front of notoriously punitive Judge Earle B Wilson.
Judge Wilson threatens dozens of asylum cases w/a 97.8% denial rate
NEW YORK, NY - On Monday, April 30th, notoriously punitive immigration Judge Earle B. Wilson from Atlanta, Georgia began hearing cases in New York City, threatening potential outcomes of dozens of asylum cases.
Decision Places 4,600 Honduran New Yorkers In Peril
NEW YORK, NY - After six months of uncertainty, today the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans - which will deprive them of their ability to work and force them out of the country.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Nisha Agarwal, former Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), to serve as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives, Phil Thompson.
Groups call for stronger rights and protections for immigrants and workers alike
NEW YORK, NY - Today, the May Day New York Coalition stood as one voice to advocate for stronger legislation in Congress to protect the rights of workers and immigrants alike.
