New York, NY—Yesterday, the Brooklyn District Attorney (DA) brought a hate crime charge against a former city parks worker for allegedly killing an asylum seeker originally from Venezuela near the Hall Street shelter in Clinton Hill in July. Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez stated, “This premeditated and coldblooded homicide is outrageous on many levels, not least because the alleged motive was hatred towards new arrivals to our city.

New York, NY—Today, it was reported that the Adams administration will be giving 60-day eviction notices to asylum seeking families (around 30,000 parents and children) living in Department of Homeless Services shelters. This is in addition to the 20,000 parents and children living in Health and Hospitals Corporation and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development shelters who are already subject to 60-day eviction notices.

New York, NY—Today, the Department of Homeland Security posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice implementing Keeping Families Together, a process for eligible undocumented spouses and stepchildren of United States citizens to apply for parole in place.

New York, NY—Today, President Biden and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are expected to announce new procedural changes under the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Canada that allows each country to return asylum seekers under certain conditions, whether they present themselves at or between official border crossings, on the assumption that each country is safe for refugees.

New York, NY—Today, Mayor Eric Adams and his Administration said that asylum seeker encampments are not allowed anywhere in New York City, and that the City will work with the NYPD and Parks Department to clear them.

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

“All New Yorkers need stable housing in order to build productive and healthy lives.

New York, NY—Today, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Lyle Frank struck down a lawsuit that would have forced the Adams administration and the Department of Homeless Services to implement the CityFHEPS housing voucher package that was passed in May 2023 by the City Council.

New York—Today, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a new study showing the massive tax contributions of undocumented immigrants nationally and in New York State. Like all people living and working in the United States, undocumented immigrants pay sales, excise, property, income and payroll taxes.

New York, NY—Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for 18 months, from September 18, 2024 to March 17, 2026, benefiting an estimated 4,900 people, if they are otherwise eligible.

New York, NY—Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen for eighteen months, from September 4, 2024 to March 3, 2026, benefiting an estimated 4,000 people, if they are otherwise eligible.

New York, NY—Yesterday, the New York City Mayor and City Council passed a $112.4 billion executive budget for FY25. The NYIC applauds the inclusion of several priorities in this budget including $25 million for Promise NYC; $100 million for early childhood programming; $14 million for adult literacy; an additional $58.6 million for initiatives like NYIFUP, ICARE and others, alongside an increase of $4.4 million for legal services for immigrant families; $3.8 million for language access worker cooperatives and an interpreter bank; $3.6 million for Access Health; $700K for Key to the City; and $58 million to reverse cuts to the city’s public libraries.