Albany, NY—Today, in her remarks opening the 2026 Legislative session, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called for the passage of New York For All this year in order to protect immigrant New Yorkers.
Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:
“We thank and commend Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for her call to pass New York for All.
New York, NY—This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an emergency executive order to phase out the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERRC) shelter system for asylum seekers within 45 days. The HERRCs were not subject to the same basic requirements (like spacing, number of beds, kitchen amenities) as homeless shelters run by the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).
Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:
“The HERRC system should have never been created in New York City – and we opposed it from the beginning.
New York, NY—The Trump administration further broadened its expanded travel ban by imposing an indefinite “hold” on legal immigration processing for people from 20 additional countries that were added to its travel ban proclamation earlier this week.
New York, NY—The Trump administration issued a Proclamation that expands its prior travel ban to 39 countries and Palestine (Palestinian Authority travel document holders). The earlier travel ban, in June 2025, included 19 countries. As of January 1, 2026 seven countries and Palestine – Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syria, and Palestine (Palestinian Authority travel document holders)– face bars on entering the United States for anyone who does not currently hold a valid U.S. visa.
New York, NY—Today, it was reported that federal immigration officers entered New York City shelters on several different occasions and obtained resident information without presenting judicial warrants. These actions directly violate New York City’s sanctuary laws, which bar city staff from authorizing federal immigration officers to enter private areas of city property or access resident information without a judicial warrant.
Action Responds to Escalating ICE Operations on Home Depot Properties Nationwide
Photos and Videos Available Here
New York—Today, immigrant day laborers, community members and advocates with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), and others held a “buy-in” and rally at the Home Depot at 40 W 23rd St, demanding that the company take immediate action to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in and around its stores nationwide.
New York, NY—Today, reports revealed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is sharing air passenger information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to help the agency abduct travelers. The Trump administration is using this expanded surveillance to meet its deportation quota.
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.
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.
New York, NY—Yesterday, the Trump administration issued an indefinite “hold” on all processing of immigration paperwork by immigrants from 19 countries that it placed under a travel ban in June 2025. These countries, which the administration has deemed of concern, include Afghanistan, Haiti, and Venezuela.
