New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at Wegmans opening day celebration at Brooklyn Navy Yard. – New York, NY – October 27, 2019 (Shutterstock( NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her fight to protect hundreds of thousands of Dreamers across New York and the rest of the nation. Co-leading […]
The internal warning sheds new light into how some within the department had deep concerns about the safety of Haitians being returned to their home country.
Haitian migrants cross the border between Mexico and the United States to request political asylum. – 12-02-2021 (Shutterstock) By Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed News The Department of Homeland Security’s civil rights office raised an internal warning to immigration and border officials that deporting Haitians to their volatile home country risked violating US civil and human rights […]
800,000 New Yorkers will now be able to vote for mayor and other local positions as City Council passes the Our City Our Vote Bill.
People cast their vote for the 2020 U.S Presidential Election at a polling site in Manhattan on November 3, 2020 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Documented NY New York City will become the largest municipality in the nation to permit noncitizens to vote in local elections, after the New […]
Photo credit: NYIC New York, NY-Today the New York City Council passed Intro 1867, which expands the right to vote in municipal elections to roughly 900,000 non-citizen New Yorkers with legal permanent residence status or other valid work authorization. The Our City, Our Vote Coalition (OCOV), New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), United Neighborhood Houses, allies, […]
Two men were returned to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Program (MPP) policy, they will await their political asylum process in Mexico. – 12-08-2021 (Shutterstock) By Mychael Schnell, The Hill The U.S. has returned two migrants to Mexico under the “Remain in Mexico” program, marking the first time the Trump-era policy has been enforced during […]
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the end of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Rome. – Rome, Italy – October 31, 2021 By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact The Biden administration has—in its first year—rolled back many of the worst discriminatory policies implemented by the Trump administration that targeted non-U.S. […]
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Addresses People of New York at State Capitol Building. (Shutterstock) By Kevin Duggan, AMNY Governor Kathy Hochul is dedicating $2 million additional state funds to help Afghan refugees resettle in New York State, she announced Tuesday, Dec. 7 Some 7,500 people from the war-torn Middle Eastern nation have already arrived in […]
Protesters hold signs showing support for the Build Back Better campaign as the bill is pending before Congress. (Shutterstock) Washington, DC-Over a thousand activists and multiple members of Congress rallied today near the Capitol to call on the Senate to pass the Build Back Better bill before the holidays, as promised by Democratic leadership. Representatives Ayanna […]
Mayor elect Eric Adams holds media availability prior to visiting City Hall in Your Borough Resource Fair at Madison Square Boys’ and Girls’ Club Navy Yard – November 16, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Deanna Garcia, Undocumented NY In preparation for Jan. 1, New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced his transition team consisting of hundreds of […]
Do immigrants pay taxes? The basic answer: yes. Immigrants, including those without documentation, pay billions of dollars in taxes to federal, state and local governments every year. Immigrants paid $492.4 billion in taxes in 2020, including an estimated $30.6 billion in taxes paid by undocumented immigrants. Immigrants have always been, and continue to be vital, […]