IPA will increase public safety and trust between law enforcement + local communities NYIC condemns Rensselaer for being the only county to cooperate with ICE
WHITE PLAINS, NY - Today, Westchester County Executive George Latimer signed the Immigrant Protection Act (IPA) into law.
NYIC + Legal Service Providers + Affected Individuals Hold Press Call To Announce New Resources, Encourage Renewals
NEW YORK, NY – On Tuesday, March 13th, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) held a press call with legal service providers and affected individuals to launch a new campaign– RenewNOW! Developed with service providers, RenewNOW! is a public campaign to inform and urge all Haitian, El Salvadoran TPS and DACA recipients at risk of losing their status to seek legal help immediately from I-ARC members.
Trump Administration Continues to Erode Due Process for Immigrants
NEW YORK, NY - On March 7th, 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new, troubling change in the way that the U.S. runs its historic and successful asylum system, changing how the Department of Justice will interpret asylum cases and the laws set by Congress and International treaties.
The NYIC, Make The Road, 32BJ SEIU + Others Call For A Clean DREAM Act March + Rally in Queens w/MinKwon and Asian Dreamers, + Co-Sponsors
NEW YORK, NY– Today, March 5th marks President’s Trump’s stated deadline to pass a DREAM Act, and Congress– failing to do so in the last six months– now leaves 800,000 young people in limbo.
DACA recipients can renew or reapply
NEW YORK, NY - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the Trump administration’s petition to bypass the usual Court of Appeals process, maintaining the current district court injunction to continue to accept renewal applications for DACA.
In response, Steven Choi, the Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, released the following statement:
“This is a victory for DACA recipients, who have spent months in limbo.
NEW YORK, NY – Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services removed “nation of immigrants” from its mission statement and replaced it with “protecting Americans, securing the homeland, and honoring our values” to reflect Trump’s America First values.
Criminal carve out in NYC funding creates serious impediments
NEW YORK, NY– The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), together with the Legal Aid Society and the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative (I-ARC) released a 2018 update on the groundbreaking report No Safe Harbor: Challenges in Obtaining Immigration Legal Services in New York.
Send protest letter to Trump administration
NEW YORK, NY - Today, the New York Immigration Coalition – with over one hundred immigrant, labor, religious, health, education, housing, and civic groups throughout New York State signed-on – sent a letter to the Department of Commerce and the Office of Management and Budget protesting the potential inclusion of a citizenship question in the 2020 census questionnaire.
New Legislation to Revoke Naturalization for Unlawfully Racially-Profiled Immigrants
NEW YORK, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) introduced legislation that revokes citizenship for immigrants involved in gang activity prior to or within 10 years of becoming naturalized.
Family Reunification Is The Bedrock of Stable Communities and Immigrant Integration
NEW YORK, NY – On late Wednesday night, U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Angus King (I-ME), along with more than a dozen of other Senators, introduced a bipartisan immigration amendment that will be voted on today on the floor of the Senate.
