Immigrant rights groups, top unions, and other allies rallied in front of a DMV office in Suffolk County calling on the state to restore the right of all immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses
Hauppauge, NY — Today, hundreds of advocates joined together in front of the Department of Motor Vehicles office, in Hauppauge, to call on the State Senate Democrats to pass legislation restoring the right of undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.

House of Representatives voted by wide margin to pass H.R. 6 and create a roadmap to legal residency and citizenship for Dreamers, and TPS and DED recipients

New York, NY– Today, the House of Representatives voted 237-187 for H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would put more than two million immigrants brought to the United States as youth and recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) on a road to permanent residency and citizenship.

New York, NY— Today, Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico to pressure the country to ramp up its immigration enforcement to stop asylum seekers from Central America from entering the United States. The plan would go into effect on June 10, and is expected to negatively impact economic and political relations.

New York, NY—Today, new evidence emerged in a court filing that Thomas Hofeller, a Republican strategist and redistricting specialist, encouraged the Trump Administration’s transition team to include the citizenship question in the 2020 Census to enhance the Republican Party’s ability to gerrymander districts and deprive immigrant-rich areas of political power.

Advocates, Community Members, and Electeds Call on City, State to Provide $40M Each to Ensure Full NY Census Count
 

New York, NY–– Today, advocates, community-members and elected officials testified at a Congressional Field Hearing, in Queens, NY, on the impact of Census 2020 on state and local communities.

Memorandum would require immigrants to use their sponsors’ income and resources to access public benefits

NEW YORK, NY – President Trump issued a memorandum Thursday that would require sponsors of immigrants to reimburse the government for public benefits used by the person they have sponsored.

Albany, NY – With less just 14 days remaining in the state legislative session, nearly 500 activists joined in solidarity with leading elected officials to build on the growing momentum and call for the passage of Green Light NY legislation before time runs out this year.

Advocates call on Mayor to safeguard against federal attacks and fully fund vital programs
New York, NY– Today, the New York Immigration Coalition, immigrant rights advocates, and affected individuals rallied on the steps of City Hall to call on Mayor de Blasio and the City Council to fully fund programs that support the protection and integration of New York’s immigrant communities in the final City budget.

Immigrant Advocates & Allies Respond to Smear Campaign Against Access to Driver’s Licenses

NEW YORK, NY—Immigrant advocates, members of the Green Light coalition and allies today protested a right-wing, anti-immigrant event held in Liverpool by the state Conservative Party in opposition to granting undocumented immigrants access to driver's licenses.

Proposed HUD Rule Could Displace 55,000 U.S. Legal Resident and Citizen Children
NEW YORK, NY – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule today that would prohibit mixed status families from using federal housing benefits, including Section 8 programs and public housing.