New York Counts 2020 coalition celebrates defeat of the citizenship question on the 2020 Census
New York, NY– Today, President Trump announced that the citizenship question will not be added to the 2020 Census by executive order following rumors that the administration would seek alternative means by which to include the question on the 2020 Census.
Trump Abandons Attempt to Include Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
Immigrant Advocates Respond to Erie County Clerk’s Lawsuit Over Green Light Law
New York, NY–Yesterday, Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns filed a lawsuit opposing the Green Light NY law, which provides access to driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The Green Light bill passed the Senate in a vote of 33-29 before Governor Cuomo signed it into law on June 17.
The case, which was filed in U.S. Western District court in Buffalo, lists Gov.
VICTORY: 2020 Census Questionnaire Will Go to Print WITHOUT the Citizenship Question
Lead plaintiff against the citizenship question responds to announcement that it will not be included in the 2020 Census
Steve Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition and plaintiff in The Department of Commerce v. New York State et al.
Immigrant Advocates Commend New York State Bar Association for Its Resolve to End the Inhumane Treatment of Immigrants
New York, NY– Today, as members of Congress visited migrant detention centers amid reports of deplorable and unsafe conditions, the New York Bar Association (NYSBA) passed a resolution calling on the United States government to immediately end the inhumane treatment of immigrant children in its custody and to reunite children with their parents.