...without you. But work remains as we fight to ensure the NYS Senate does the same.” State Senator Luis Sepulveda said, "By now we know that the Green Light Bill...
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Driver’s Licenses Coalition and Lawmakers Hail Assembly Passage of Green Light NY Bill To Expand Access to Driver’s Licenses
Advocates and Lawmakers Call for Immediate Passage of New York for All
...do we want a New York that's truly safe, welcoming, and free for all? Or are we going to sacrifice our rights and values at the altar of fear? I...
Membership Highlight: Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights
...rights of Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican republic. The NMCIR worked with Sonia Pierre, who was a leader in the movement for the rights of Dominicans of Haitian...
With Supermajority Secured on Historic Municipal Voting Rights Bill, Immigrant Rights Advocates and Allies Celebrate And Prepare for NYC Council Vote on 12/9/2021
...in our city. Nearly 400 voter suppression laws have been proposed in 48 states in recent years. Passing the Municipal Voting Rights Bill would make this the largest edition of...
1,000 Immigrant Essential Workers & Allies Take Over Manhattan Bridge Calling for Citizenship for All
...we know that immigrants are essential. We know this because it was our neighbors and friends who stepped up to keep this city fed, safe, and healthy even as their...
NYIC and Latino Civil Rights Organization Files Suit Challenging Birthright Citizenship Ban
LatinoJustice PRLDEF representing expectant mother and New York Immigration Coalition New York—Civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a case today in the US District Court for the Southern District of...
Trump Administration Announces “Public Charge” Rule Change Attacking Low-Income Immigrants
...immigrant brothers and sisters. The America we know was built by hardworking dreamers from all over the world. That’s the America we’re fighting to protect. To our immigrant New Yorkers:...
Immigrant Advocates & Allies Reject Onondaga County Executive Order on Asylum Seekers
...but we know how to look out for each other, and I know we can do the same for people seeking asylum," said Yvonne Griffin, Citizen Action New York, Central...
Back To School: Everything NYC Immigrant Families Need to Know
New York, NY–Today, the New York Immigration Coalition, allies, and immigrant New Yorkers held a press conference at Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School to inform immigrant families about...
Immigration for the Love of Music: Leonor Falcon’s Musical Journey to New York
...one music college in Caracas - Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales, now known as UNEARTE. I studied violin performance, and I had a really good teacher from France, Virginie Robilliard....