NEW YORK, NY - On Friday, a partial shutdown went into effect after congressional members failed to vote on a spending bill to keep the federal government open. Today, Congress voted to pass a stop-gap bill to keep the government funded until February 8th, 2018.

Steven Choi, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, issued the following statement:

“The overwhelming majority of Americans support a pathway to citizenship for the nearly million Dreamers in this country, but today Senator Schumer has let us all down by failing to stand up for them.

NEW YORK, NY - Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will take the unusual action of by-passing the normal appeals process in an attempt to fast-track the removal of young people who are protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

NEW YORK, NY - In response to new guidance published last night by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding DACA renewal applications, Steven Choi, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, issued the following statement:

“As US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) moves to comply with last week’s Court order directing them to resume accepting DACA renewal applications for those previously enrolled in the program, we will work with our members and partners to get information and application assistance services to our communities and monitor further implementation of the order.

NEW YORK, NY - In response to breaking news that a federal judge in San Francisco has issued an injunction that allows Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to resume for those filing renewal applications, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, Steven Choi, issued the following statement:

“This ruling confirms, yet again, that it is un-American to turn bigotry into policy.

Approximately 16,200 Salvadoran TPS Recipients Live in New York State

NEW YORK, NY - Today, January 8th, the Trump Administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans living in the United States. This decision affects 195,000 people across the country, including approximately 16,200 Salvadoran individuals living in New York state.

NEW YORK, NY – Today, January 3rd, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his 2018 State of the State address in Albany to set his agenda for the year. In his remarks, Governor Cuomo gave a shout out to the rollback of federal protections and programs like DACA and mentioned passing a New York State version of the Dream Act, but omitted immigrant protections in his criminal justice platform, and other vital services for immigrants.

NEW YORK, NY – In response to today’s news that President Trump signed Congress’s continuing resolution on the federal budget until January 19th without a clean DREAM Act, Steven Choi, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, issued the following statement:

“We are deeply disappointed in our congressional representatives’ failure to do their job and pass a clean DREAM Act before the end of the year.

NEW YORK, NY – Beginning yesterday, Congress voted on the reconciled Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. After revisions were made in the Senate, the House passed the final version before landing on the President’s desk.

The tax bill will cause at least 13 million people to lose health insurance and cause the deficit to skyrocket, destroying the social safety net.

NEW YORK, NY – The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) traveled to Washington D.C. to rally on the steps of Capitol Hill and to lobby representatives from the New York Congressional delegation, urging them to pass a clean DREAM Act before the budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This evening, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) staff, members, and New York DREAMers were arrested during a demonstration of civil disobedience at the congressional offices of the United States Senate in Washington D.C. NYIC staff members Murad Awawdeh, Vice President of Advocacy, and Carlene Pinto, Manager of Member Engagement NYC, were among those arrested.