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...immigrants protect their rights during heightened, and often unchecked, immigration enforcement. Many of these immigrants will go on to obtain citizenship. It will also protect all immigrants who are vulnerable...

...the loss of life," said Manuel Castro, Executive Director, New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE). "This is not a partisan or ideological issue, it is a morality and human rights issue....

...and to fund and connect immigrants with programs that help them preserve their rights, gain citizenship and other immigration benefits, participate in the workforce, and learn English. To learn more...

...More #NoBanJFK Trump signs Executive Order 13769, informally known as the "Muslim Ban.” In response to Trump’s first Muslim Ban, the New York Immigration Coalition led the #NoBanJFK movement, assisting...

...ensuring immigrants’ civil rights; encouraging immigrants’ civic and electoral participation; improving immigrants’ access to quality health care and education; coordinating immigration services; and educating both newcomer communities and the public...

...Reform Movement (FIRM) members led one thousand immigrant essential workers, elected officials, and immigrant rights advocates to demand the inclusion of a pathway to citizenship in the Democrats’ budget reconciliation...

...the United States House of Representatives introduced similar legislation known as the Dream and Promise Act. Anu Joshi, Senior Director of Immigrant Rights Policy, issued the following statement: “For 18...

...go further than simply addressing the Trump administration’s human rights violations against immigrants over the last four years. We need to move beyond simplistic and false narratives pitting ‘good’ immigrants...

...despite our human rights obligations to provide a sanctuary and due process for them. Although the overturning of this racist and fear-mongering policy is a welcome step forward in restoring...

...rights and protections for immigrant New Yorkers. The Coverage for All Act (S2237A Rivera / A3020A Gonzalez-Rojas) and the Language Access Expansion Act (S3383-A Kennedy / A7235 De Los Santos)...