Advocates and Lawmakers Rally to Demand $165M for Immigration Legal Services Funding, Passage of Access to Representation Act and BUILD Act

While Trump administration attempts mass deportations, proposed legislation would secure immigrants’ legal rights 

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Albany, NY - Yesteday, CARE for Immigrant Families Coalition, legal service providers, immigrant New Yorkers, and allies rallied at the New York State Capitol in support of the Access to Representation Act (ARA, S141/A270) and the Building Up Immigrant Legal Defense Act (BUILD Act, A2689/S4538) for the 2025 New York State Legislative Session.

Trump’s Order Declaring English as Official Language Sends America Backwards

New York, NY—This weekend, President Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The executive order announcement rescinds a 2000 federal mandate from former President Bill Clinton. This mandate required agencies and other recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to people with limited English proficiency.

Advocates Call on NY Congressional Delegation to Protect Immigrant Families, Reject MAGA Deportation Budget

New York, NY—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a reconciliation budget of up to $200 billion that aims to support President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The House GOP's budget, endorsed by President Trump, outlines plans to increase funding for ICE, provide additional resources for detention beds, allocate more funds for border wall construction, and expand other related initiatives.

Advocates Rally Against ICE Enforcement at Sensitive Locations

Trump rescinds longstanding policy that exempted churches, schools and hospitals and other locations from immigration enforcement 

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Livestream of the rally is available here
Sensitive Locations Factsheet here

New York, NY—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials and community leaders rallied at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery against the devastating new federal directive that strips longstanding protections from immigrant New Yorkers who seek resources in sensitive locations including hospitals, schools and houses of worship.

Fact Sheet: Trump’s Expansion of Enforcement in Communities and How “Sensitive Locations” Can Prepare

In Trump’s first week in office, his administration took several actions to significantly expand immigration enforcement in communities, putting immigrants and the broader New York community at risk. First, the administration revoked a long-standing policy to avoid immigration-enforcement in “sensitive locations” such as schools, places of worship and hospitals.