New York, NY-Today, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which is the latest COVID-19 federal relief bill. Like the relief package last...
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Immigrant Rights Advocates Successfully Win Inclusion of Immigrant Families in Latest COVID-19 Relief Package
Immigrant Rights Advocates Celebrate NYC Council Resolution Backing Right-to-Counsel in Immigration Proceedings
New York—Today, the New York City Council passed Resolution 556 calling on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign the Access to Representation Act, a...
Far Right TX Judge Orders Immediate End of DACA, NY Immigrant Rights Advocates Demand Swift Action by Biden
...New Yorkers and their families are now at risk of being ripped from the only home they’ve ever known. Judge Hanen’s ruling makes it crystal clear that Washington can’t keep...
Immigrant Rights and Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Demand Immediate Passage of Parole Justice, Clean Slate and New York for All Legislation
Yonkers, NY-Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) joined with Decarcerate the Hudson Valley, a coalition of criminal justice advocates, to call for the passage of four bills - Elder...
Immigrant Rights Advocates and Elected Allies Bring NY One Step Closer to Greatest Expansion of Language Access in 10 Years
New York—Today, the NYS Senate passed the Language Access Expansion Act (S5236B), which builds on Executive Order No. 26 to significantly increase the scope of language services available to New...
NY Immigrant Rights Advocates Denounce Brutal, White Supremacist Murder of Asian Americans in Georgia
New York, NY-On Tuesday evening, a violent shooting spree at three Atlanta-based salons and spas left eight people dead. Six of the victims were Asian-American women. Hours later, authorities announced...
NYIC and Partners Announce Lawsuit Challenging Government’s Failure to Disclose Information Regarding Border Patrol
...discriminates against Latinos and violates the principles laid out in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,” said Matt Adams, Legal Director for Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. “In order to...
Immigrant Rights Advocates Applaud the NYS Senate’s Passage of the Language Access Act, Call on Assembly to Step Up
New York—Today, the New York State Senate passed the Language Access Expansion Act (S.3383-A Kennedy) with a vote of 47-15 and bipartisan support. Enactment of a Language Access Expansion Act...
Immigrant Rights Advocates Condemn NYS Legislators for Failure to Pass New York For All
The New York for All Act would prohibit local law enforcement and state agencies from colluding with federal immigration agencies New York—The New York State Legislative session is coming to...
Immigrant Rights Advocates Demand Solutions, Not Lawsuits
New York, NY—Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a $700 million lawsuit against 17 charter bus companies for transporting asylum seekers from Texas to New York. Murad Awawdeh,...