Hochul’s FY24 Budget Falls Short for Immigrant New Yorkers, Advocates Demand Full and Equitable Inclusion

New York, NY—Today, Governor Hochul released her FY24 executive budget, which included limited and insufficient funding for immigrant New Yorkers. Governor Hochul included $43M in funding for immigration legal services and the Office for New Americans, while failing to include any investment to expand health coverage for all New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status.

NYIC Demands Solution to Shelter Crisis as Asylum Seekers Face-off with Police at Watson Hotel

New York, NY—Yesterday, asylum seekers refused to leave the Watson Hotel, after the city attempted to move them to a new 1,000-bed HERRC at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. 

Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:

“Housing rights experts and immigrant rights advocates like ourselves have been stating for weeks that the new Brooklyn Cruise Terminal HERRC is in a transit desert, much like the Orchard Beach and Randalls Island locations were, and doesn’t meet the health and safety needs of residents.

3 Fast Facts: Debunking NYC Mayor Adams’ Statements on Asylum Seekers

New York–NYC Mayor Adams has released a FY2024 preliminary budget that does little to address the increase in new arrivals to New York City and the challenges facing all low-income families. Yet he continues to stoke division by misleading the public with MAGA talking points, scapegoating asylum seekers to justify his austerity budget.

NYIC Demands Mayor Adams Stop Scapegoating Asylum Seekers and Include Immigrant New Yorkers in the FY24 Budget

New York, NY—Yesterday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams released the City’s preliminary budget for fiscal year 2024, with relatively little investment made to support immigrant New Yorkers to fully integrate and thrive in New York City. Today, his Administration asked the State to commit funding to support asylum seekers, in addition to their calls to the Federal government.

Hochul Fails to Include Immigrant New Yorkers In Her Vision for New York in 2023 State of the State Address

New York, NY—Today, Governor Hochul delivered her State of the State address and failed to include any mention of her vision for a New York agenda that includes immigrant New Yorkers. In her State of the State briefing book, Governor Hochul committed to working towards retraining immigrants who previously worked in skilled jobs, connecting asylum seekers with agricultural and food industry jobs, providing funding for refugee resettlement programs, expanding funding for the Office of New Americans, and expanding Essential Plan and Medicaid coverage for low-income New Yorkers.

SCOTUS Prohibits End of Title 42, Immigrant Advocates Demand Justice for Asylum Seekers

New York, NY—Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Biden administration cannot end the implementation of Title 42. Title 42 was originally slated to end on December 21, before Chief Justice John Roberts granted an appeal to pause the termination on December 19. The New York Immigration Coalition denounces this decision from the Supreme Court, which will continue to jeopardize the safety of asylum seekers, while demanding that President Biden secure additional protections for new arrivals.

Congress Passes Omnibus Bill That Sacrifices Dreamers while Fortifying ICE & CBP; NYIC Denounces the Exclusion of Protections for Immigrants

New York, NY—Today, Congress passed an omnibus bill that included $16.5 billion in funding for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), $8.4 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and $800 million in funding to support asylum seekers, while failing to provide permanent protections for Dreamers and TPS (Temporary Protected Status) holders.