Sessions rolls back protections for asylum seekers
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a decision in Matter of A-B, which misapplies the settled legal standard for determining when harm by non-governmental actors rises to the level of persecution.
NEW YORK, NY - The New York Immigration Coalition applauds the introduction of the Keep Families Together Act, introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein and co-sponsored by New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. If passed, the Act would prevent the the Department of Homeland Security from separating children from their parents when they arrive at the US Border, a tactic that has become standard under the Trump administration in recent weeks.
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging the Trump administration’s plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
NEW YORK, NY – Last week, Fort Hamilton Army Base officials arrested Pablo Villavicencio, a pizza delivery man, while he was delivering food to the base. Army officials later handed Villavicencio over to ICE.
Originally from Ecuador, Villavicencio is married to a US citizen and the father of two US-born daughters.
AM Solages + Senator Alcantara’s bill requires ICE to obtain a warrant to arrest those in courthouses
NEW YORK, NY – On Monday, Assemblymember Michaelle Solages introduced The Protect Our Courts Act (A.11013), which requires ICE to obtain a federal warrant on civil immigration arrests in federal, criminal courthouses.
Advocates call on the Mayor to fully fund vital programs, ensure due process for all immigrants
NEW YORK, NY - Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), immigrant rights partners, and affected individuals called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to fully invest and protect immigrant communities in the final budget.
