Yesterday, a federal judge in Hawaii ruled that grandparents, other close relatives and refugees should be exempted from President Trump’s executive order: a ban restricting access for travelers from six majority Muslim countries without a “bona fide relationship” to someone in the United States.
New York Immigration Coalition and Advocates Rally for Immigrants’ Rights
Release film 48 Hours of Resistance about the grassroots resistance at JFK in January
New York—Last night, just hours before Trump’s Muslim and Refugee ban went into effect, The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and advocates rallied in protest at Union Square.
New York Immigration Coalition Returns to JFK to Fight For Immigrants
Holds Press Availability at 10:30am at Terminal 4 parking lot
Additional Press Contacts: Becky Stern, 516-581-5707, becky@pythiapublic.com Daniel Altschuler, Make the Road 917-494-5922, daniel.altschuler@maketheroadny.org
Tomorrow, The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and Make the Road will be on the ground again at JFK airport, monitoring the effects of Trump’s revised Muslim and refugee ban.
NYIC Responds to SCOTUS Decision to Hear Trump’s Travel Ban Case
The Supreme Court announced today that it will review the challenge to Trump’s revised travel ban, and will keep the ban from taking effect for people who have a connection to the United States. In response, Steven Choi, Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, issued the following statement:
"By agreeing to hear Donald Trump's discriminatory Muslim ban, the Supreme Court is ignoring the precedent set by the lower courts, which have found it to be plainly unconstitutional and wrong.
New Guide Educates Immigrants on Financial Rights as Scams Flourish
The current political climate has brought fear and uncertainty to immigrant communities, leaving them vulnerable to scams
In light of increased anxiety in immigrant communities across the country, the New York Immigration Coalition and Qualitas of Life Foundation released a new guide that details the steps immigrant New Yorkers can take to understand and safeguard their finances, regardless of their immigration status.
NYIC Launches “This is Our New York” Ad Campaign in Times Square
Together with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and NYCLU
New York---As part of Immigrant Heritage Month, the New York Immigration Coalition, together with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) announced the Times Square launch of its “This Is Our New York” (TIONY) ad campaign.
New Yorkers Rally in Rain to Protest Unjust Separation of Families on Father’s Day #FreetheDads
Earlier today, New Yorkers gathered at the Department of Homeland Security building in downtown New York to call attention to the millions of fathers who spent Father’s Day separated from the families due to this country’s unjust mass incarceration and immigration detention systems.
Immigrant Youth Leadership Program Sees Second Cohort of Immigrant High School Students Graduate
Initiative trains youth to mobilize communities in light of current political climate
A second cohort of New York City immigrant high school students graduated from the New American Youth Leadership Corps (NAYLC) and led an immigrant youth conference this June.
ICE Attempts to Arrest Immigrants at Queens County Criminal Courthouse
Earlier today agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were at the Queens County Criminal Court House looking for at least one individual in the trafficking court: a special court for criminal defendants who are suspected of being trafficking victims.
New York Immigration Coalition and BAM present 48 Hours at JFK: What Now?, a special film screening and discussion on past and future resistance to the Trump Administration’s immigration restrictions
On January 27, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 13769, immediately suspending entry of citizens from seven Muslim majority countries. Confusion at the nation’s airports ensued, as well as wide-spread protests. At New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, thousands of protesters materialized spontaneously, joined by elected officials, volunteer lawyers and advocates providing assistance to many hastily detained immigrants and their families.