Immigrant Rights Advocates & Allies Appeal Court Decision On Municipal Voting

NYS Court ruled against Our City, Our Vote legislation, which granted 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 and held a press conference on the City Hall Steps to announce that they will be appealing.

Mayor Adams’ Border Trip & Scapegoating, Strategic Distraction From His Own Legal Problems

New York, NY—Today, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced he would be traveling to the Southern border, as well as repeating his calls for making deportation easier.

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

“At a moment when Mayor Adams is under increasing scrutiny for his own legal issues, he is once again trying to deflect attention from his problems by scapegoating immigrants.

Immigrant Advocates Applaud Defense of Right-to-Shelter Mandate, Demand Permanent Housing Solutions from Adams

New York, NY—Following months of court proceedings, the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless announced a settlement with New York City, effectively ending the government’s legal challenge against New York’s Right to Shelter consent decree, established under Callahan v. Carey in 1981. 

The terms of the latest settlement are temporary and only apply to newly arrived single asylum-seeking adults, effective solely during the current humanitarian crisis.

Advocates Applaud Albany Common Council’s Support for Immigrant Legal Services Access

Council to vote Monday on resolution backing first-in-the-nation state bill establishing right to an attorney in immigration proceedings

ALBANY — Leading immigrant rights advocacy organizations today applauded Albany Common Council members for their support of state legislation that would establish a first-in-the-nation right to legal counsel in immigration proceedings, which is already available in criminal proceedings.

Fast Facts on the US-Mexico Border

The Biden administration and Congress are proposing draconian measures that would create a government-mandated asylum ban. These proposals are so extreme that even Border officials recognize that they will create more chaos at the southern border while failing to address the structural issues at hand.

State Legislature Improved Congressional Maps, But Could Have Gone Further

New York, NY—Today, the New York State Legislature voted to approve their plan for Congressional district maps that will be in effect for the next decade. While the state Legislature has taken steps to reduce the splitting of minority communities of interest, the maps do not go far enough to represent all New Yorkers, including immigrant communities.