New Yorkers can submit public comment until August 7th
NEW YORK, NY - Today, the New York Counts 2020 coalition held a press call to provide an update on efforts to combat the Trump administration’s attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
Sifting Through the Lies About the Census Citizenship Question
Southern Border in Our NY: Lawyers Screen 300+ Asylum Seekers in 1 Month at Albany Jail
“Detention Outreach Project” continues to monitor cases as families still separated
NEW YORK, NY - While the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy continues to separate migrant children from their parents, the Detention Outreach Project (DOP) has successfully screened 300 migrants who were uprooted from the southern border to the Albany County Jail.
Trump Tweets That Federal Government Will Close If He Doesn’t Get Way On Immigration
By Patrick Young
Donald Trump’s Sunday tweet threatening to shut down the Federal government if he does not get his way on immigration is widely being misreported in the media as just his latest effort to fund the construction of his border wall.
Kids Still in Cages as Trump Blows Reunification Deadline
At least 1,300 families continue to be separated
NEW YORK, NY - Today, on the court ordered deadline for the Trump administration to reunite the thousands of families they separated at the southern border, at least 1,300 families remain in limbo. Several cases have been reported of parents being deported without their children, while some have been told that the government is unable to locate their children entirely.
Immigrants Notch Victory in Court Against Trump
Judge Furman allows Census lawsuit to move forward
NEW YORK, NY - Today, Federal Judge Jesse Furman ruled against the Trump administration’s request to dismiss New York v. Department of Commerce, and will allow the lawsuit to move forward.
NYIC Slams Trump Admin for Lying About Citizenship Question
NEW YORK, NY - Today, pursuant to the Federal Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York’s earlier order in the lawsuit New York v. Department of Commerce requiring the Department of Commerce to turn over government files because the Trump administration had acted in bad faith, several documents were released.
The Trump Administration Extends TPS for 250 Somalis
NEW YORK, NY – Today, the Trump Administration announced an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis living in the U.S. This decision impacts 250 people. Individuals from Somalia with TPS will be eligible to re-register for an extension of their status through March 17th, 2020.
“Hundreds of Somali refugees have rebuilt their lives here in New York, contributing to our state’s social and economic fabric, yet must live in constant limbo of having it all taken away.
Cops Must End Participation in Trump’s War on Immigrants
By Patrick Young
The courts and the public have come down hard on the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the border. Two federal district court judges have criticized Trump's policies of separating children from their families and the failure of the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services to take corrective measures ordered by the courts.
UPDATE: 300 + Migrants Detained @ Albany County Jail Receiving Legal Assistance via Detention Outreach Project
Remain separated from families
NEW YORK, NY - Today, lawyers from the Detention Outreach Project, a collaboration between the New York Immigration Coalition, the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, and the Legal Project, provided updates on the more than 300 migrants relocated from the Southern border, and currently detained at the Albany County Jail.
Victory! Poughkeepsie Advocates Secure Municipal IDs For All
NEW YORK, NY – On Monday, July 9, the Poughkeepsie Common Council unanimously voted to establish a municipal ID program. The program will allow all Poughkeepsie residents to access services, programs, and benefits, regardless of immigration status.
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