Report: Expanding Housing Vouchers to Asylum Seekers Could Save New York City $3 Billion Annually

NYC is Paying $383 Per Night to House Asylum Seekers in Shelters — Compared to Housing Vouchers that Could Cost Just $50 to $72 Per Night

With NYC Predicting a $12 Billion Price Tag Over Three Years, Expanding Housing Vouchers to All New Yorkers Regardless of Immigration Status Could Significantly Cut Asylum Seeker Costs

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New York, NY–This month, New York City announced over 110,000 New Yorkers are living in homeless shelters, including 58,000 immigrants seeking asylum.

Immigrant Advocates Condemn Supreme Court’s End of Affirmative Action in College Admissions

New York, NY—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its own 2003 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger. This ruling makes affirmative action in college admissions illegal, and bars universities from considering race in admission decisions.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“The Supreme Court made clear today that they either don’t fully comprehend the appalling impact that systemic racism has on our society or they do know and just don’t care.

Immigrant Advocates, Elected Officials Rally Ahead of Appeals Hearing on Voting Rights for Permanent Residents 

Our City, Our Vote legislation grants local voting rights in municipal elections to lawful permanent residents and persons authorized to work

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New York — Today, members of the Our City, Our Vote Coalition, interveners in the case, and elected officials rallied outside of NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division ahead of oral arguments in the case Fossella v. New York City, which will decide on the ability of the city’s permanent residents to vote in municipal elections.