Advocates call on public to oppose rule that would force immigrant families to choose between public programs v. legal status

NEW YORK, NY – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted its proposed “public charge” rule in the Federal Register, advancing the Trump Administration’s attempt to force immigrant families to choose between using health care, food, and housing programs, and obtaining a visa or legal residency in the U.S.

This marks the beginning of the 60-day public comment period.

Preliminary injunction protects TPS recipients from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan

NEW YORK, NY - Today, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan, and Haiti.

New York Immigration Coalition et al v. Ross to expose internal Administration agenda around citizenship question

NEW YORK, NY - Yesterday, the office of the Attorney General of New York announced that lawyers will depose the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in the lawsuit State of New York et al v. the Department of Commerce.

NEW YORK, NY - This evening, fourteen immigrants and allies “The Delancey 14”, including staff from the New York Immigration Coalition, were arrested during an act of civil disobedience.  This action was in response to a new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that forces immigrant families to choose between using social programs and maintaining their legal status in the U.S.

The civil disobedience took place on Delancey Street at the corner of Orchard Street, historically known as the home to generations of immigrants who built New York City.

Advocates + Elected Officials + Affected Individuals Hold Press Conference and Protest Proposed “Public Charge” Rule
NEW YORK, NY – Earlier today, the New York Immigration Coalition and numerous other organizations held a press conference ahead of a rally this evening to oppose a new rule  proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that makes immigrant families choose between using public health, food, and housing programs, and obtaining a visa or legal residency in the U.S.

If the rule is approved, legal immigrants will be at serious risk of being unable to renew their visas or become permanent residents if they apply for certain federal assistance programs.

Proposed DHS Rule Attacks Immigrant Families, U.S.-Born Children
NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a new rule that makes immigrant families choose between using public health, food, and housing programs, and obtaining a visa or legal residency in the U.S.

In response, Steven Choi, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, said:

"Trump's new rule doesn't make America great– it just makes our country poorer.

NEW YORK, NY - Yesterday evening, Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced plans to cap the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. at 30,000, a record low. In previous years, the government has accepted far fewer refugees into the country than the cap, so the actual number of refugees admitted will almost certainly be drastically lower.

On Citizenship Day, lawyers, legal service providers, and advocates encourage immigrants to become citizens while acknowledging new hurdles
NEW YORK, NY - Today on Citizenship Day, lawyers, legal service providers, and advocates from the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and The Legal Aid Society outlined the Trump administration’s efforts to thwart the legal process of becoming a citizen and threats to naturalized citizens.

Immigrant advocates call for executive action amid spike in detention

BUFFALO, NY - As the number of New York immigrants detained grows, the New York Immigration Coalition, Alianza Agricola, the Workers Justice Center of New York, and community members held a press call today demanding Governor Andrew Cuomo take executive action and expand access to driver’s licenses to protect all New Yorkers.

DHS seeks to curtail rights of immigrant children in detention

NEW YORK, NY - Yesterday, the Trump administration proposed a new regulation in an attempt to restrict the rights of immigrant children, seeking to remove court-imposed time limits on how long the government is allowed to keep minors in detention.