New York, NY—Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer from New York laid out the Senate Democrats’ demands for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill in order to avoid a potential government shutdown: “1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants 2. Enforce accountability & maintain unified code of conduct for agents 3. No more masks & require bodycams.

New York, NY—Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference to herald her department’s ongoing immigration operations in New York City, a day after a deadly ICE-involved shooting in Minnesota.

Noem appeared alongside Homeland Security officials at One World Trade Center.

Albany, NY—Today, in her remarks opening the 2026 Legislative session, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called for the passage of New York For All this year in order to protect immigrant New Yorkers. 

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

“We thank and commend Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for her call to pass New York for All.

New York, NY—This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an emergency executive order to phase out the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERRC) shelter system for asylum seekers within 45 days. The HERRCs were not subject to the same basic requirements (like spacing, number of beds, kitchen amenities) as homeless shelters run by the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).

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

“The HERRC system should have never been created in New York City – and we opposed it from the beginning.

Photos and videos here. Live stream here.

New York, NY—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials, member organizations, allies, and immigrant New Yorkers rallied and held a press conference at the federally-owned parking garage at Howard Street and Centre Street.

New York, NY—Today, several people were arrested amidst a protest outside the entrance of a parking garage in Lower Manhattan, where dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had appeared to be gathering for an immigration raid nearby.

Raw video available here. Social video available here.

New York—On Thursday, November 13, ICE agents knocked down a family’s door in Queens without announcing themselves. The agents pointed firearms at a mother and her four children, and forcibly removed the mother from her bed.

New York, NY—Yeserday, Judge Mae Avila D'Agostino in the Northern District of New York dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against New York State over limits on federal immigration enforcement at state and local courts. In 2020, the NYS enacted the Protect Our Courts Act and two executive orders that prohibited federal immigration agents from making arrests at courthouses without having a judicial warrant.

New York, NY—Today, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials, member organizations, and community leaders held an emergency rally in response to this afternoon’s federal immigration raid on Canal Street in Manhattan's Chinatown. Federal agents from ICE and Homeland Security descended on the neighborhood and detained street vendors and community members.

New York, NY—Today, the NYC Department of Investigation (DOI) released a report stating that the NYC Department of Correction (DOC) – which is part of the Mayoral administration – has violated New York City’s sanctuary law. The 68-page investigation alleges that an NYCDOC investigator assigned to a joint task force with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) provided information on multiple individuals to ICE, which is barred by local sanctuary laws.