Adams Administration Budget Keeps Asylum Seekers Out in the Cold

New York, NY—Today, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced his $109 billion preliminary budget for FY25.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:
“This morning, the Mayor gave a budget briefing that did not reflect the significant support New York State is committing to address asylum seeker costs – to the tune of $2.4 billion in additional funding.

Hochul Delivers Important Investments to Immigrant Communities

New York, NY—Today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced her $233 billion executive budget for FY25, with more than $2.4 billion allocation to welcome asylum seekers.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“We commend Governor Kathy Hochul for a budget that clearly recognizes the needs of our most vulnerable New Yorkers and invests in the success of our newest ones to be able to contribute, integrate and thrive.

150 NY Immigrant Rights Advocates Rallied in Washington, Urged Biden, Schumer, and U.S. Senate to Reject Draconian Anti-Immigrant Proposals

Washington, D.C.—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition, alongside 150 New York immigrant advocates and impacted people, headed to Washington, D.C., and rallied with national and local organizations to urge President Biden, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and the U.S. Senate to protect immigrant communities and reject anti-immigrant proposals from being included in the $116 million supplemental aid package for Ukraine.

Immigrant NYers To Hochul: Don’t Leave Our Communities Out

New York, NY—Today, Governor Hochul delivered her State of the State address to announce her priorities for New York in 2024. Her address was focused on the ways in which the state hopes to support and uplift working families, yet she failed to mention any plans to significantly support and integrate immigrant New Yorkers, including renewing her landmark investment in legal services funding for immigrant New Yorkers.

NYC Electeds Call on Biden, Schumer & Congress to Save Asylum, Send Aid to Welcoming Cities

New York—Today, elected officials from New York City are standing united in their call for the White House to support immigrant communities by trading away our humanitarian values for foreign aid. Our elected representatives in Washington must reject the cynical attacks on asylum from extremist MAGA Republicans who are trying to use budget negotiations to extract harmful permanent changes to our immigration system and threatening a government shutdown.

Immigrant Rights Advocates Demand Solutions, Not Lawsuits

New York, NY—Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a $700 million lawsuit against 17 charter bus companies for transporting asylum seekers from Texas to New York. 

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“For almost two years, Mayor Adams has treated the arrival of asylum seekers as an emergency, trying everything he can to dissuade asylum seekers from coming to New York rather than developing an efficient and thoughtful process to welcome them.

More Political Football: Adams Busing EO Hurts Asylum Seekers & NYC

New York, NY—Last week, NYC Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order that placed limits on how buses of asylum seekers being sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott could arrive in New York City. Since issuing the order, buses have still arrived at Port Authority, to other parts of Manhattan, and increasingly in New Jersey.