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.
City Must Step Up Against Federal Assault On Immigrants, as State Slashes Key Programs in Budget
NEW YORK, NY– This morning, the New York Immigration Coalition hosted its annual City Legislative Breakfast– an in-depth, comprehensive event highlighting key issues to ensure the success of New York City’s immigrant communities in the upcoming year.
Potential Federal Rules Changes Would Needlessly Hurt Immigrant Families and U.S.-Born Children
NEW YORK, NY – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering new rules that, if enacted, could force many immigrant families to choose between critical health, food, and education programs and the opportunity to apply for a green card.
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.
