Burden on Congress to pass relief for DREAMers by March 5th
NEW YORK, NY – Early this morning, the Senate and House passed a two-year spending bill that boosts military and nondefense spending but excludes a DREAM Act. After last night’s brief government shutdown, Congress increased spending and raised the debt ceiling for the next two years, but woefully neglected a DREAM provision and did not include anything on immigration.
“We will not make Americans safer by throwing military parades or stigmatizing immigrants for their very existence.”
NEW YORK, NY – Yesterday Donald Trump signed a national security directive to establish a new immigration vetting center, albeit without any new funding or authorities.
NEW YORK, NY– In response to Trump’s statement calling for a government shutdown if Congress is unable to pass further border security measures, the New York Immigration Coalition Executive Director, Steven Choi, issued the following statement:
"It’s fiscally and morally irresponsible to hold American taxpayers hostage over an impractical wall that will waste billions of dollars and send the wrong message to the world.
Volunteers phone bank Schumer for a clean DREAM Act
NEW YORK, NY - In the hours before President Trump’s first State of the Union address, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) hosted a phone bank to push New York voters to pressure Senator Charles Schumer to include a clean DREAM Act in the federal budget.
Ragbir, Executive Director of New Sanctuary Coalition, Was Detained By ICE And Scheduled To Be Deported
NEW YORK, NY – Earlier this afternoon, Ravi Ragbir, immigrant rights leader and Executive Director of New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention by a federal judge, while a larger legal case pends.
Muslim community and affected individuals are joined by advocates and allies in prayer
NEW YORK, NY - Today the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), the Islamic Center at New York University, MPower Change, and the International Refugee Assistance Project, joined the Muslim community and allies for a Jummah Prayer in Washington Square Park.
NEW YORK, NY - Today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will remain eligible for state-funded Medicaid, regardless of any federal changes to or termination of the program.
Steven Choi, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, issued the following statement:
“We applaud Governor Cuomo’s administration for affirming New York State’s commitment to DREAMers.
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.
