For Immediate Release
October 18, 2017
Press Contact: press@nyic.org
*Press Statement*
New York Immigration Coalition Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
New York, NY – Last night, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) celebrated its 30th anniversary honoring Preet Bharara, Maria Elena Durazo, general vice president of UNITE HERE and the Arab American Association of New York.
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 18th 2017
Press Contact: press@nyic.org
*Press Statement*
New York Immigration Coalition Rallies in D.C. Against Muslim Ban 3.0
Washington D.C.– Today, the New York Immigration Coalition, alongside Linda Sarsour and the Women’s March, rallied near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s revised Muslim and refugee ban.
For Immediate Release
October 17, 2017
Press Contact: Siobhan Dingwall, sdingwall@nyic.org, 510-685-6608
*Press Statement*
BREAKING: NYIC Responds to TRO on Trump's Muslim Ban
In response to breaking news that a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration's renewed ban on travel from Muslim majority nations, the New York Immigration Coalition Executive Director, Steve Choi, issued the following statement:
"A federal judge just stopped the Trump administration with a temporary restraining order on Muslim Ban 3.0 - confirming yet again, that it is un-American to discriminate against people based on race or religion.
For Immediate Release
October 17, 2017
Press Contact: Siobhan Dingwall, sdingwall@nyic.org, 510-685-6608
*Press Release
NYIC and Partners Announce Lawsuit Challenging Government’s Failure to Disclose Information Regarding Border Patrol
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) announced a suit today against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for their failure to disclose records concerning U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents acting as interpreters for other law enforcement agencies.
The Trump Administration announced a proclamation Sunday to amend the existing Muslim ban with a wholesale ban on emigration and restricted travel from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, and Yemen. The proclamation also restricts travel from three additional countries: Venezuela, Chad, and North Korea.
Yesterday, the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudanese people. TPS is a designation given to nationals of countries experiencing humanitarian crises, such as environmental disasters or epidemics, which prevent nationals from returning safely.
Today, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order that prohibits state agencies and officers from inquiring about or disclosing an individual's immigration status.
Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition responds:
"This executive order is a forceful statement from Governor Cuomo that immigrants are not the enemy.
September 25th Statewide Day of Action
Today, The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) together with Immigrant Justice Corps, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), the Community Justice Clinic at the UB School of Law, and the New York City Council announced the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative (Immigrant ARC) legal defense action plan for Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
Yesterday, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) led a 4,000-person rally at Foley Square where 13 people were arrested in a civil disobedience at the Manhattan entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge. Thousands of New Yorkers held “I pledge to protect immigrant New York” signs and chanted “immigrants are welcome here”, sending a direct message to the Administration that immigrants are here to stay.
The Trump administration announced today that it will phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects over 800,000 young people, who were brought to the United States as children, from deportation. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a news briefing this morning that the Department of Homeland Security will allow the program to wind down in six months if Congress does not pass legislation.
