New York, NY—Today, the Senate held a procedural vote and failed to meet the 60 votes required to pass the bipartisan border security legislation, the Border Act. This legislation had previously been blocked by Republicans in February due to influence from former President Donald Trump.

New York, NY—Today, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice announced the finalization of a new rule that solidifies the “Recent Arrivals” (RA) Docket process aimed at reducing the time it takes to decide the fates of newly arrived asylum seekers in immigration courts from years to an estimated six months.

The New York for All Act prohibits local law enforcement and state agencies from colluding with federal immigration authorities on immigration enforcement

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Albany, NY—Today, the New York For All coalition, elected officials, community members, and allies rallied and held a press conference at the Million Dollar Staircase to call for the passage of the New York For All Act (S987 Gounardes / A5686 Reyes).

All New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, want to lead open lives, participate in their communities, and provide for their family without intimidation.

New York, NY—Today, the Department of Homeland Security published a proposed new rule impacting our humanitarian policy system. This rule would permit Asylum Officers to consider bars to asylum during the initial screening process, which occurs just days after an individual is encountered.

New York, NY—Today, Congress passed the GOP’s Equal Representation Act (ERA), which would require the inclusion of a citizenship question in the decennial census. The bill was approved with 206 yes votes from Republicans and 202 no votes from Democrats.

New York, NY—Today, the Biden administration announced that active Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients would soon be able to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance. According to the Centers for Medicine and Medicaid Services, the new rule will result in an estimated 100,000 newly eligible DACA recipients enrolled in a healthcare plan.

Albany, NY—A statewide coalition of more than thirty organizations has announced support for an “Enhanced Automatic Voter Registration (AVR)” bill. The legislation, led by Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (S8572) and Assemblymember Karines Reyes (A9732) would build on recent efforts to modernize the state’s election system and improve New York’s substandard participation rate in elections compared to other states.

CARE for Immigrant Families Says $150 Million Is Needed for Immigration Legal Services—Along with Passage of the Access to Representation Act—to Protect New Yorkers from Deportation, Family Separations

ALBANY – Today, lawmakers allocated $64.2 million for immigrant legal services in the Fiscal Year 2025 New York State budget.

New York—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials, member organizations, allies, and immigrant New Yorkers celebrate the passage of the Language Access Expansion Act in the New York State Senate.

Championed by Senator Tim Kennedy (D-63), the State Senate moved to pass the Language Access Expansion Act (S.3381-A / A.7235), extending the current Language Access policy.

Albany, N.Y.-- Impacted New Yorkers and allies from across the state rallied in Albany today to call out elected leaders who have made dangerous and dehumanizing anti-immigrant statements. They demanded the passage of several bills that will provide real community safety for all, regardless of immigration status.