New York, NY—Gothamist first reported last week that the Department of Correction will close the Vernon C. Bain Center (aka The Boat) in October, an 800-bed floating jail docked in Hunts Point in the Bronx. In response, the New York City Immigration Coalition and Freedom Agenda released the following statements.

New York, NY—Today, Judge Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled in Texas vs. United States that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unconstitutional. Judge Hanen’s decision affirms his previous 2021 ruling that the federal government will not accept or process any new DACA applications.

New York, NY – Today, New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams was asked if New York City should change its sanctuary status while leaving a 9/11 event, to which he responded with “that is what we’re looking at right now.” City Hall quickly responded that the Mayor was repeating his answer from an earlier question regarding right-to-shelter, clarifying that he does not want to change the city’s sanctuary city status.

On what date do NYC public schools open for the new school year?

The new school year for New York City public schools begins on Thursday, September 7, 2023. To view the 2023-2024 school year calendar for all 3K-12 NYCDOE public schools, click here.

New York, NY—Today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul called on President Biden to expedite work authorization for asylum seekers by extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and to commit more resources to support asylum seekers in New York State. New York immigrant advocates and unions recently sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling for the designation, redesignation, renewal and expedition of TPS for recent arrivals.

New York, NY — Today, a unique group of organizations representing various sectors of New York City rallied in Battery Park to demand the federal government to expand Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in order to grant immediate access to work authorizations for recently arrived asylum seekers.

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.

New York, NY—Today, New York City Mayor Adams held a press conference to announce that his administration may need to deepen cuts to city services, as a result of the increasing cost of housing asylum seekers.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:
“Mayor Eric Adams must stop doubling and tripling down on bad strategies and policies that don't work and never did.

New York, NY—Today, the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security sent an “assessment team” to New York City to evaluate the ability of the state and city to handle the ongoing arrivals of asylum seekers.

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:
“This past weekend marked the anniversary of the first buses arriving at Port Authority, and, still, the Federal government has made very little progress in delivering Humanitarian Parole or providing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to these asylum seekers.

New York, NY— Yesterday, the Californian Court of Appeal rejected the challenge against Proposition N - which allows noncitizen residents who are adult parents or guardians of children under the age of 19 living in San Francisco to vote in school board elections.