...in court, and the chance to argue for their innocence. However, Congress is now taking a draconian turn towards denying people this fundamental Constitutional right. We know that Black and...
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House Passes Bill Denying Immigrants Due Process
Advocates Decry Watered Down Immigration Provisions in Build Back Better as Unacceptable
...know all too well the human costs of deferring the enactment of real lasting immigration reform. Senate Majority Leader Schumer has the power to build a better vision of our...
On Dairy Day at NY State Fair, Dairy Worker is Detained
...she is crying because she hasn’t seen him. She doesn’t understand what is happening. She doesn’t know where he went. She thinks her father went to the store to go...
FAQ: Back to School Info for Immigrant Families
...affected will receive an automated call, email, and text message from the city if a strike is confirmed. What do English Language Learners need to know about language access? Students...
Elected Officials, Hundreds of Immigrant Advocates Rally to Demand the Passage of the Access to Representation Act
...Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal. “I'm proud to stand with immigrant New Yorkers knowing that our legislature is making an unprecedented commitment to them at a time of great need. I know...
NY State & Local Elected Officials Join the NYIC, FIRM, & Local Progress in Demanding President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, and Speaker Pelosi Deliver on Legalization of Immigrant Essential Workers
...immigrants have lived their entire lives in the United States and know no other home as their parents sought a better life for them, and their children. Congress and our...
Immigrant Advocates Rally to Protest Mayor’s Austerity Budget and Exclusion of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers from State of the City
New York—On Friday, January 27, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials, member organizations, housing and education rights allies, police reform organizations, and immigrant New Yorkers rallied and held...
Hundreds of Advocates Rallied on Long Island to Demand State Senate take up Green Light New York bill
Immigrant rights groups, top unions, and other allies rallied in front of a DMV office in Suffolk County calling on the state to restore the right of all immigrants to...
Advocates & Researchers Highlight New Data On Positive Economic Impact Of New NYC Immigrants
...advocates already know: Immigrants are resilient and capable of tremendous economic mobility. The longer new immigrants spend in the United States, the more their wages and economic contributions grow.” “This...
Immigrant NYers Double Down on Demand that Senate Majority Leader Schumer Deliver a Pathway to Citizenship
...this over the finish line. We cannot lose this opportunity. The time is NOW." “We at AALDEF know that DACA was never meant to be a long-term solution for undocumented...