New York, NY—Today the Biden administration published their proposed “Asylum Transit Ban” rule, which would block asylum applications from asylum seekers who traveled through third countries en route to the United States but did not apply for asylum.
Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban Fails Humanitarian Duty, Immigrant Advocates Denounce Plan
NYIC Denounces Corrections Officers’ Emails to ICE, Calls for Swift Passage of Protections for Immigrants
New York, NY—Yesterday, it was revealed during a New York City Council Committees on Immigration and on Criminal Justice hearing that NYC Department of Corrections (DOC) officers were sharing information about incarcerated immigrants with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Emails sent from DOC officers to ICE were intended to help facilitate ICE pickups and deportations.
Elected Officials, Immigrant Advocates Demand Passage of the Access to Representation Act
Albany, NY – Today, Sen. Brad Hoylman, Assemblymember Catalina Cruz, and the Campaign for Access, Representation & Equity (CARE) for Immigrant Families coalition rallied on the State Capitol’s Million Dollar Staircase to call on Governor Hochul and legislative leaders to support the Access to Representation Act (ARA). This first-in-the-nation bill would establish a right to counsel in immigration court proceedings.
Immigrant Advocates Hold Town Hall to Support Erie County & NYS Language Access Bills
Erie County, NY—Today, the Language Access Working Group and Buffalo Public Schools gathered at Lafayette High School to hold a language access town hall in support of the Erie County and New York State language access bills. The event included a panel discussion of refugee and immigrant community leaders impacted by a lack of language access in Erie County and New York State.
New York Immigrant Rights Advocates Demand U.S. Welcome As Many Turkish & Syrian Refugees As Possible
New York, NY—In response to the earthquake that has devastated Türkiye and Syria and taken more than 3,000 lives, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) called for an immediate designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), and Special Student Relief (SSR) for Turkish people in the United States, and for further extending and redesignating TPS for Syrian people.
Hochul’s FY24 Budget Falls Short for Immigrant New Yorkers, Advocates Demand Full and Equitable Inclusion
New York, NY—Today, Governor Hochul released her FY24 executive budget, which included limited and insufficient funding for immigrant New Yorkers. Governor Hochul included $43M in funding for immigration legal services and the Office for New Americans, while failing to include any investment to expand health coverage for all New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status.