Advocates ramp up efforts to expand driver’s license access
+ Double funding for Liberty Defense Project, $40M for local 2020 Census outreach, $532M for state-funded Essential Plan, $15.3M for Adult Literacy Education
NEW YORK, NY – In the upcoming 2019 legislative session, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) will be pushing an aggressive agenda to invest in and protect the state’s 4.4 million immigrants.
SDNY trial concludes, evidence points to intention of racial discrimination
Statewide Census coalition calls for a fair and accurate count in 2020
NEW YORK, NY - Tuesday, November 27th, Judge Jesse Furman in the Southern District of New York heard closing arguments in the lawsuit New York State et al.
NEW YORK, NY - Yesterday, as the migrant caravan peacefully approached the United States southern border, United States Customs and Border Protection shutdown border crossing and fired tear gas on hundreds of migrant families attempting to seek asylum.
NEW YORK, NY – As part of discovery in the California case over the citizenship census question, Trump administration officials suggested they would lift protections that keep census responses confidential and share those responses with law enforcement and national security agencies.
Immigrant advocates push Albany for driver’s licenses
NEW YORK, NY – Yesterday, a Brooklyn appeals court ruled that local police cannot detain an immigrant on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, affirming the long-standing belief held by advocates and localities that local authorities cannot honor a detainer from ICE.
In response, Steven Choi, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, said:
“This is a victory for immigrant New Yorkers, but also illustrates the importance of the state protecting all New Yorkers by expanding driver’s licenses.
NEW YORK, NY – Last Monday, the Middletown Common Council unanimously passed legislation to create a municipal ID, becoming the third city in New York State to do so. The program will allow Middletown residents to access services, programs, and benefits, regardless of immigration status.
NEW YORK, NY - Today, President Trump signed a proclamation denying migrants from claiming asylum between ports of entry at the United States Southern border. Yesterday, DHS Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen and Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker announced an interim final rule, setting the stage for these restrictions to take immediate effect.
NEW YORK, NY - Today, DHS Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen and Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker announced an interim final rule change that will restrict migrants from claiming asylum at the United States Southern border. Plans for the rule change were first leaked ahead of the midterm elections, indicating that President Trump plans to unilaterally reject refuge, safety, and entry into the United States for asylum seekers at the U.S. southern border between ports of entry; future presidential proclamations could include additional barriers to entry.
OAG and ACLU argue that proposed citizenship question to the 2020 Census is racially motivated attempt to scare immigrants from participating
NEW YORK, NY - Today marks the start of a major federal trial over the Trump administration’s attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
NEW YORK, NY - Yesterday Senator Chuck Grassley issued a statement responding to President Trump’s claim to end birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants and amend the Constitution through executive order. Grassley referenced a “debate” among “legal scholars” as to whether birthright citizenship, as outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, is applicable to the children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States.
