New York, NY—Today, Governor Hochul announced the introduction of the “Local Cops, Local Crime Act”, which outlines a framework to limit 287(g) agreements in New York, partial safeguards for sensitive locations, keep local police focused on fighting local crime, and prevent ICE from diverting local law enforcement resources.

Buffalo, NY—Today, Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan issued an executive order prohibiting the City of Buffalo from using personnel, funds, and resources for federal civil immigration enforcement. Additionally, it bars City employees from collecting immigration status information and prohibits detention, transfers of custody, or keeping individuals in custody based solely on detainers or administrative warrants.

Advocates, elected officials, and impacted New Yorkers call for the end of collusion between local law enforcement and ICE and full investment in legal services funding to ensure due process and representation at this crucial time in our country

Albany, NY—Today, hundreds of immigrant rights advocates rallied at the State Capitol to urge state lawmakers to include funding and policy protections for immigrant New Yorkers in the FY26 budget and legislative session.

New York, NY—Today, Governor Hochul released her $260 billion Executive Budget proposal for Fiscal Year 27 included the following proposed allocations:

$72.4 million for Office for New Americans (ONA) immigration legal services
$50 million for the Housing Access Voucher Program
$3 million for Census Planning Commission 
$2.6 million for the Office of Language Access 

Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:

“Immigrant New Yorkers are already facing the dire consequences of federal attacks, from workplace raids to families being torn apart to the fear that stops people from going to the doctor’s office or going to the grocery store.

New York, NY—The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), together with local immigrant organizations, is calling on President Donald Trump to grant Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to Venezuelan New Yorkers in response to President Donald Trump’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 600,000 status holders.

New York, NY—Today, President Donald Trump announced that he will no longer provide federal funding for “sanctuary cities or states” starting February 1, 2026. This announcement is another example of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to punish jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with its deportation agenda.

New York, NY—Today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State address to announce her priorities for New York in 2026. The Governor announced that “New York will not allow the use of State resources to assist in federal immigration raids on people who have not committed serious crimes.

New York, NY—The Trump administration further broadened its expanded travel ban by imposing an indefinite “hold” on legal immigration processing for people from 20 additional countries that were added to its travel ban proclamation earlier this week.

New York, NY—The Trump administration issued a Proclamation that expands its prior travel ban to 39 countries and Palestine (Palestinian Authority travel document holders). The earlier travel ban, in June 2025, included 19 countries. As of January 1, 2026 seven countries and Palestine – Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syria, and Palestine (Palestinian Authority travel document holders)– face bars on entering the United States for anyone who does not currently hold a valid U.S. visa.

New York, NY—Today, it was reported that federal immigration officers entered New York City shelters on several different occasions and obtained resident information without presenting judicial warrants. These actions directly violate New York City’s sanctuary laws, which bar city staff from authorizing federal immigration officers to enter private areas of city property or access resident information without a judicial warrant.