New York, NY—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a reconciliation budget of up to $200 billion that aims to support President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The House GOP's budget, endorsed by President Trump, outlines plans to increase funding for ICE, provide additional resources for detention beds, allocate more funds for border wall construction, and expand other related initiatives.

New York, NY—Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced the Trump administration will revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation and without work permits.

LatinoJustice PRLDEF representing expectant mother and New York Immigration Coalition

New York—Civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a case today in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York calling for the Court to declare unconstitutional and contrary to US laws the Executive Order banning birthright citizenship.

New York, NY—Today, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced it is suing New York State – along with Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and DMV Commissioner – for limiting local collusion with federal immigration enforcement.

This lawsuit includes a challenge to New York’s Green Light law, which allows New Yorkers regardless of immigration status to obtain a driver’s license.

Appeals court hearing on municipal voting rights for lawful permanent residents and authorized workers marks critical moment in OCOV coalition's efforts 

New York, NY–Today, the New York State Court of Appeals heard arguments regarding the constitutionality of extending municipal voting rights to lawful permanent residents and persons authorized to work in New York City.

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New York—On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the CARE for Immigrant Families coalition rallied with immigrant rights advocates, elected officials, allies and impacted people at the New York State Capitol to demand a $165 million investment in immigrant legal services funding.

New York—On Thursday, the Trump administration and the Department of Justice sued the state of Illinois and city of Chicago for their sanctuary policies, baselessly arguing that their local laws impede them from carrying out their family separation agenda.

Trump rescinds longstanding policy that exempted churches, schools and hospitals and other locations from immigration enforcement 

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Livestream of the rally is available here
Sensitive Locations Factsheet here

New York, NY—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials and community leaders rallied at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery against the devastating new federal directive that strips longstanding protections from immigrant New Yorkers who seek resources in sensitive locations including hospitals, schools and houses of worship.

In Trump’s first week in office, his administration took several actions to significantly expand immigration enforcement in communities, putting immigrants and the broader New York community at risk. First, the administration revoked a long-standing policy to avoid immigration-enforcement in “sensitive locations” such as schools, places of worship and hospitals.

New York, NY—Earlier this week, the United States Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced the Trump administration will revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation and without work permits.