New Report Reveals ICE Enforcement Practices Disproportionately Impact Latino New Yorkers

Data show ICE is as much as 115 times more likely to arrest non-citizen Latinos than non-citizens from other ethnic and racial groups

Report available here. Recording available here.

New York, NY—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), in partnership with Dr. Chloe East of the University of Colorado Boulder, released a new report analyzing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement practices in New York.

Rochester Community Rallied to Demand the Release of Detained Father and Local Leader

Photos and videos here. Live stream here.

Rochester, New York—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Rochester Rapid Response Network, community members, allies, and elected officials held a rally and a press conference at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church to demand the immediate release of Omar, a prominent Rochester community member, longtime business owner, devoted father, and loving husband.

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Protect Our Courts Act Lawsuit, Renewing Trust in NYS Courts

New York, NY—Yeserday, Judge Mae Avila D'Agostino in the Northern District of New York dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against New York State over limits on federal immigration enforcement at state and local courts. In 2020, the NYS enacted the Protect Our Courts Act and two executive orders that prohibited federal immigration agents from making arrests at courthouses without having a judicial warrant.

DHS Terminates TPS for South Sudan, Leaving South Sudanese NYers at Risk of Deportation

New York, NY—Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan. The move will make individuals from South Sudan ineligible for Temporary Protective Status nationally, and will remove access to work permits and protection from deportation for those South Sudanese holding TPS. About 5000 individuals from South Sudan live in the U.S. 

As of now, it is unclear when the TPS termination for South Sudan will take effect.