New York, NY—The New York State Legislature and Governor Hochul are poised to enact a $229 billion State budget for FY 2024, including a historic $63 million dollar investment in the Office of New Americans for legal and essential services.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“Today’s budget is an important step forward to improve the well-being of New York’s immigrant communities, but still much more is needed to ensure that all New Yorkers have equal opportunity and access to the services and support they need to raise families and thrive in New York.

New York, NY—Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the FY24 New York State budget will include elements of the Legislature’s Working Families Tax Credit (Gounardes S9610 / Hevesi A04022-A), and will expand eligibility for the Empire State Child Tax Credit to children under four.

New York, NY—Today, New York City Mayor Adams announced his Executive Budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024, which proposes cuts to a wide variety of programs and social services.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“Mayor Adams has become unbelievably skilled at speaking out of both sides of his mouth.

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

Live stream is here. Photos and videos here.

New York—On Tuesday, April 25, the New York For All Coalition, elected officials and allies rallied and held a press conference at the Capitol’s Million Dollar Staircase to launch the 2023 legislative campaign for the New York For All Act (S987 Gounardes / A5686 Reyes).

All New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, deserve to lead free and open lives, participate fully in their communities, provide for their families, and access health care without fear of being ripped from their families at a moment’s notice.

New York, NY—Today, Mayor Eric Adams said at the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) Conference in Washington, D.C., “the city is being destroyed by the migrant crisis, and none of my folks came to Washington, D.C. to fight for the resources, that’s going to undermine every agency in our city.

New York, NY—Today, Mayor Adams called on the Biden administration to expedite work authorizations and extend humanitarian parole to asylum seekers, who are currently facing massive delays and backlogs in moving forward their cases at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as well as challenges finding attorneys to navigate our complex legal system.

Albany, NY—Yesterday, the New York State Senate voted to accept the nomination of the Honorable Rowan Wilson as New York’s next Chief Justice. Wilson was nominated by Governor Hochul last Monday, weeks after the Democrat-led State Senate rejected her first nominee, Hector LaSalle.

New York—On Thursday, April 13 the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), immigrant parents and students, educators and advocates rallied and held a press conference on the steps of Tweed Courthouse to demand that New York City create more equitable access to public schools for immigrant youth and families through two critical education programs, and rejected the Mayor’s proposed 3% cuts to the Department of Education (DOE) budget.

New York, NY—Yesterday, the New York City Council released their response to Mayor Adams’ preliminary budget for fiscal year 2024. 

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“The New York City Council’s response to the Mayor’s preliminary budget is an important rebuke of the Mayor’s austerity measures and a first step in ensuring the vitality and wellbeing of all of New York City’s communities.

New York, NY—Today, news broke that the Adams administration is ordering some city agencies to slash their budgets by an additional 4% on top of cuts implemented last year. Budget Director Jacques Jiha wrote in a letter to agency heads that these cuts, known as Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEGs), would be part of the Mayor’s executive budget to come out later this spring.