New York, NY-Today, advocates, Muslim Americans, and the New York Immigration Coalition led a rally celebrating President Joe Biden’s rescission of his predecessor’s profoundly racist Muslim Ban and the unveiling of the U.S. Citizenship Act, which provides a path to citizenship for 11 million people without legal status.
Biden Begins Administration, Advocates Welcome Promise of New Immigration Agenda
New York, NY-Today, shortly after Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris took their oaths of office to become President and Vice President of the United States, the new administration unveiled the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. The expansive legislation would provide a pathway to citizenship for roughly 11 million people currently living in the U.S. without legal status.
Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Package Must Include All Tax-Paying Immigrants and US Citizens
Washington, D.C.—A coalition of business, labor, faith and immigrant rights organizations are calling on the Biden administration, in a letter, to include nearly 8 million tax-paying immigrants in the proposed $1,400 stimulus payments. Trump included U.S. citizen spouses and U.S. citizen children in mixed immigrant status households, but did not include all immigrant taxpayers or all U.S. citizen children.
Key Facts about NY’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program and Federal Stimulus Checks for Immigrant NYers
New York, NY—Noting the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession on immigrant communities, the New York Immigration Coalition hosted a briefing covering the State’s vaccine program and the impact of the most recent federal relief package, and the inclusion of mixed-status families for stimulus checks.
Immigrant Advocates Applaud Gov. Cuomo for his Continued Support of the Liberty Defense Project In 2021 State of the State
Albany, NY—Today, immigrant advocates thanked Governor Andrew Cuomo for his recognition of the continued need for immigration legal services funding. While recognizing the importance of fully-funded immigration legal services, the New York Immigration Coalition calls for a more ambitious state-wide agenda.
Dismantling Trump Legacy on Immigration and Transforming System Requires Action on Day 1 of Biden Administration
New York, NY—Citing the Democratic Party’s majority control in Congress, the New York Immigration Coalition, advocates, New Yorkers, and policy experts called for the Biden administration to keep their promise to restore humanity to our immigration system within the first 100 days in office.
GOP’s Extreme Tactics to Cling to Power Lead to Insurrection, Violence in DC
New York, NY—As Congress convened to certify the results of the November 2020 elections, white supremacists, Proud Boys, and MAGA pro-Trump rioters mobbed the Capitol. Both within the Capitol building and on the streets of Washington, DC, violent mobs roamed freely, terrorizing members of Congress, staffers, and reporters.
SCOTUS Punts on Key Census Case, Immigrant Advocates Vow to Fight Any Last-Minute Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Individuals from Count
New York, NY-This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) dodged a ruling on New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump, which challenged President Trump’s memo to exclude undocumented individuals from the 2020 Census count for the purposes of congressional apportionment.
Immigrant Advocates Celebrate Historic Protect Our Courts Act Becoming Law
New York, NY-Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Protect Our Courts Act (S00425A/A2176A) which ensures New Yorkers can freely access the justice system without fear of being targeted by federal immigration authorities.
With COVID Cases Rising, Advocates Urge Congress to Finally Include All Immigrant Families In Next Stimulus Relief Package
New York, NY-With negotiations around another stimulus package stalling in Washington, advocates denounced the continued exclusion of immigrants from any Federal relief. According to available data, immigrants make up nearly half of the nation’s essential workers on the front lines of this pandemic while being disproportionately impacted by the virus and struggling to survive during these uncertain times.