New York, NY—Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission conducted a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. During this testing period, individuals received text alerts on their cellular devices in English or Spanish.

New York, NY—On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House and Senate on Saturday swiftly approved and passed a 45-day stopgap funding bill to keep federal agencies open.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“Yesterday, both Houses stood strong in support of a national agenda that rejected the extremist policies of a small faction of MAGA Republicans who tried to hold our country hostage for their own political gain.

New York, NY—Yesterday, Mayor Adams’ administration announced that it plans to distribute new flyers at the United States southern border, in addition to shelters and intake shelters to discourage asylum seekers from coming to New York City. This marks the second time the Adams administration has produced flyers on the same matter and blatantly distributed misinformation.

New York, NY— Today, it was reported that New York City has placed some asylum-seeking families with children under 28-day stays in hotels over the past three months. After this initial period, these families must reenter the city’s arrival system at the Roosevelt Hotel to receive another housing placement, if available.

New York, NY—Today, the Biden administration announced it would extend and re-designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans who arrived in the United States before September 20, 2023. They will be eligible for TPS for a period of 18 months, from November 21, 2023, to May 20, 2025. Current TPS Afghan holders, whose status was set to expire on November 20, 2023, must re-register between September 25, 2023 and November 24, 2023 to maintain their status and work authorization.

New York, NY – Today, New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams was asked if New York City should change its sanctuary status while leaving a 9/11 event, to which he responded with “that is what we’re looking at right now.” City Hall quickly responded that the Mayor was repeating his answer from an earlier question regarding right-to-shelter, clarifying that he does not want to change the city’s sanctuary city status.

On what date do NYC public schools open for the new school year?

The new school year for New York City public schools begins on Thursday, September 7, 2023. To view the 2023-2024 school year calendar for all 3K-12 NYCDOE public schools, click here.

New York, NY — Today, a unique group of organizations representing various sectors of New York City rallied in Battery Park to demand the federal government to expand Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in order to grant immediate access to work authorizations for recently arrived asylum seekers.

New York, NY—Today, New York City Mayor Adams held a press conference to announce that his administration may need to deepen cuts to city services, as a result of the increasing cost of housing asylum seekers.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:
“Mayor Eric Adams must stop doubling and tripling down on bad strategies and policies that don't work and never did.

New York, NY—Today, the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security sent an “assessment team” to New York City to evaluate the ability of the state and city to handle the ongoing arrivals of asylum seekers.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:
“This past weekend marked the anniversary of the first buses arriving at Port Authority, and, still, the Federal government has made very little progress in delivering Humanitarian Parole or providing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to these asylum seekers.