New York, NY-On Wednesday, a grand jury voted not to charge any police officers in the murder of Breonna Taylor. Instead, the grand jury only indicted one of the detectives involved for endangering Breonna Taylor’s neighbors by recklessly firing his gun during a raid on her apartment in March.
Update on Phase In of In-Person Learning and Other Information for Immigrant Families Regarding NYC’s School Reopening Plan
New York, NY-Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new school reopening plan: beginning on Monday, September 21, New York City will phase students back into classrooms on a rolling basis, starting with pre-K students, 3K students, and students with significant disabilities, who will report to schools next week.
What Immigrant Families Need to Know About NYC’s School Reopening Plan
New York, NY-On September 21, New York City Public Schools will begin both full-day in-person and remote classes. Tomorrow, September 16, students start online orientation. New York’s 1.1 million school children make up the largest student body in the country.
In Blow to All New Yorkers, Federal Court Allows Trump’s Deportation of Nearly 300,000 TPS Holders to Go Forward
New York, NY-Today, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals allowed the Trump administration to go forward with the deportation of nearly 300,000 of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders. The decision is a loss for TPS program beneficiaries nationwide, including the more than 26,000 TPS holders, who are from El Salvador, Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, among other countries, that reside in New York.
Court Blocks Trump’s Last Minute Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Individuals from 2020 Census
New York, NY—Today, a three-judge panel of the Southern District of New York ruled on New York Immigration Coalition V. Trump, a suit brought by the New York Immigration Coalition and partners. The ruling blocked the Trump administration's efforts to make an unprecedented change to the constitutionally mandated count of every person living in the country — leaving out unauthorized immigrants from the Census numbers that determine each state's share of seats in Congress.
In Final Weeks of 2020 Census, Immigrant Advocates Debunk Myths to Get out the Count
New York, NY-In the final weeks before the 2020 Census ends, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and NY Counts 2020 are working with US Census Bureau officials, NYC Census Office officials, elected officials, and immigrant rights advocates to get out the count.
Immigrant Advocates Applaud Expansion of Signature Health Program to All Five Boroughs
New York, NY—Yesterday New York City Health + Hospitals announced the expansion of NYC Care to all five boroughs of the City. NYC Care is a health care access program that ensures all New Yorkers, regardless of their income or immigration status, have access to comprehensive, coordinated, high-quality care.
With Critical Elections Looming, NYIC Executive Director Steve Choi Transitions to New Role as Senior Advisor
New York, NY—After seven extraordinary years at the helm of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Executive Director Steve Choi will transition in early September, 2020 to a new role as Senior Advisor. In the new role, he will focus largely on the campaigns of NYIC’s sister 501(c) (4), NYIC Action, to strengthen the voices and political power of immigrants across New York State and the country during the upcoming critical election cycle.
New York Immigration Coalition Applauds NYIC Board Chair Guillermo Chacón on Appointment to New York State Minority Health Council
New York, NY—Last Friday, the New York State Senate Health Committee approved Guillermo Chacón’s nomination to the New York State Minority Health Council. Created in 1992, the Council works to improve and prioritize the health of minorities in New York, advising the New York State Commissioner of Health on these vital issues.
Trump Administration Delivers Another Blow to 2020 Census: Condenses Door-Knocker Time Frame at Crucial Moment of GOTC Efforts
New York, NY-Early Friday morning, the Census Bureau announced it would cut short critical door-knocking efforts for the 2020 Census. Bureau workers will cease conducting in-person interviews for the census on September 30. In April, the Census Bureau argued it needed to extend the deadline to October 31 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.