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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New York, NY—This week, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), the nation’s largest coalition of immigrant rights organizations, launched an ad campaign calling on President-Elect Joe Biden, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Congress to lead the way in demanding the incoming administration “right the wrongs'' of the last four years and transform America’s broken immigration system.

New York, NY-Today, the Trump administration finalized new regulations that would annihilate the country’s asylum system. The rules raise the standard of proof for migrants hoping to obtain asylum and allow immigration judges to deny applications for protection without allowing migrants to present their case in court.

New York, NY-Today, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Health and Human Services (HHS) agency announced that the Federal COVID-19 vaccine program would no longer mandate participating states to acquire and share personal information, such as drivers licenses or social security numbers, of residents who receive the vaccine.