150 NY Immigrant Rights Advocates Rallied in Washington, Urged Biden, Schumer, and U.S. Senate to Reject Draconian Anti-Immigrant Proposals

Washington, D.C.—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition, alongside 150 New York immigrant advocates and impacted people, headed to Washington, D.C., and rallied with national and local organizations to urge President Biden, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and the U.S. Senate to protect immigrant communities and reject anti-immigrant proposals from being included in the $116 million supplemental aid package for Ukraine.

NYC Electeds Call on Biden, Schumer & Congress to Save Asylum, Send Aid to Welcoming Cities

New York—Today, elected officials from New York City are standing united in their call for the White House to support immigrant communities by trading away our humanitarian values for foreign aid. Our elected representatives in Washington must reject the cynical attacks on asylum from extremist MAGA Republicans who are trying to use budget negotiations to extract harmful permanent changes to our immigration system and threatening a government shutdown.

Immigrant Advocates Applaud Court’s Decision to Redraw Congressional Map, Uplifts Immigrant Communities

New York, NY— Today, New York’s Court of Appeals ruled in favor of redrawing the state’s Congressional district maps for the 2024 election. Earlier this Fall, the Court of Appeals put a stay on a lower court ruling that New York’s Congressional districts are unconstitutional, and should be redrawn by the New York Independent Redistricting Commission.

Immigrant Advocates Urge U.S. Senators To Stand Against Republicans’ Extremist Asylum Attacks

New York, NY—This week, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators continue their weeks-long budget negotiations on President Biden’s emergency supplemental funding request to support Ukraine’s war effort. However, Senate Republicans are trying to block aid unless the budget includes extreme changes in immigration policy, including barriers to seeking asylum in the United States, humanitarian parole and enforcing stricter border policies.

Immigrant Advocates Slam Washington’s Inaction on Immigration Reform, Call for Real Solutions

New York, NY— Late last night, on the verge of another potential government shutdown, President Joe Biden approved the House and the Senate’s temporary spending bill. The signed measure will keep the government funded at the current spending level for two more months, with different expiration dates: January 19th for federal agencies and February 2nd for others.

Adams Blames Budget Cuts on Asylum Seekers Instead of His Own Failings

New York, NY—Today, the Adams administration announced another round of 5% budget cuts across all city agencies in its updated budget.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“Mayor Eric Adams just announced another round of severe budget cuts across every city agency, effectively shattering our social safety net and reducing access to crucial services for millions of New Yorkers.