Albany, NY – Today, the Assembly Health Committee passed the Coverage For All bill(A880) by 15 yes votes and ten no votes and sent the bill to the Codes committee. Coverage For All is legislation that would create a state-funded health coverage option for New Yorkers up to 200% of the federal poverty line regardless of immigration status.

This week marked the first anniversary of President Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration. President Biden unveiled an ambitious plan to transform the US immigration system during his first weeks in office. But one year later, virtually none of the Biden administration’s promises on immigration reform have come to fruition.

New York, NY–Today, Governor Kathy Hochul released her first Executive Budget. The budget includes a slight increase in funding for The Liberty Defense Project, which provides free legal assistance and representation to immigrants outside of New York City, and increased funding for the Office of New Americans—critical to keeping New York families together.

 Today, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced the appointment of Manuel “Manny” Castro to the position of commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). Castro’s appointment marks the first time the post of MOIA Commissioner will be held by a formerly undocumented person.

New York, NY—Today, the Senate Parliamentarian, an unelected bureaucrat, ruled that Congressional Democrats’ plan to provide temporary work permits without a roadmap to citizenship, does not meet the Senate requirements of reconciliation.

New York, NY-Today the New York City Council passed Intro 1867, which expands the right to vote in municipal elections to roughly 900,000 non-citizen New Yorkers with legal permanent residence status or other valid work authorization.

Washington, DC-Over a thousand activists and multiple members of Congress rallied today near the Capitol to call on the Senate to pass the Build Back Better bill before the holidays, as promised by Democratic leadership. Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Jan Schakowsky, and Lou Correa spoke at the rally before 40 protestors occupied and were arrested in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience.

New York, NY - Today, in an 11-mile march, immigrant New Yorkers, the New York Immigration Coalition, Center for Popular Democracy, Make the Road New York, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, and allies brought their demand for a pathway to citizenship from Manhattan to Brooklyn.

New York, NY-Today, Senate Democrats passed the first step towards a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation infrastructure package. The ambitious legislation earmarks $107 billion to provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients, and immigrant essential workers, including hundreds of thousands of immigrant New Yorkers.

Statement form Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition on the resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo:

“We honor the bravery of the women who have come forward at great personal risk to share their stories and commend the leadership of Attorney General James for her unwavering commitment to ensuring these women were heard.