New York, NY—Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced the Trump administration will revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation and without work permits.

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 New York calling for the Court to declare unconstitutional and contrary to US laws the Executive Order banning birthright citizenship.

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New York—On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the CARE for Immigrant Families coalition rallied with immigrant rights advocates, elected officials, allies and impacted people at the New York State Capitol to demand a $165 million investment in immigrant legal services funding.

New York—On Thursday, the Trump administration and the Department of Justice sued the state of Illinois and city of Chicago for their sanctuary policies, baselessly arguing that their local laws impede them from carrying out their family separation agenda.

Trump rescinds longstanding policy that exempted churches, schools and hospitals and other locations from immigration enforcement 

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Livestream of the rally is available here
Sensitive Locations Factsheet here

New York, NY—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), elected officials and community leaders rallied at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery against the devastating new federal directive that strips longstanding protections from immigrant New Yorkers who seek resources in sensitive locations including hospitals, schools and houses of worship.

In Trump’s first week in office, his administration took several actions to significantly expand immigration enforcement in communities, putting immigrants and the broader New York community at risk. First, the administration revoked a long-standing policy to avoid immigration-enforcement in “sensitive locations” such as schools, places of worship and hospitals.

New York, NY—Earlier this week, the United States Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced the Trump administration will revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation and without work permits.

New York, NY—Today, President Trump signed H.R. 29 into law, the first legislation to receive his signature under his second presidency. H.R. 29 would require ICE to detain undocumented immigrants who are simply arrested or charged with – not found guilty of  – nonviolent crimes, including burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting.

Organized by New York Immigration Coalition – with support from New Immigrant Community Empowerment, La Colmena, Mixteca, and Immigrant-ARC – $1.4 million for the NYC Community Interpreter Bank will address language access needs citywide

More than $2 million in Council funding to go towards over 60 organizations to support immigrant communities

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New York—Today, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Members, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), and community partners announced the launch of New York City’s first-ever Community Interpreter Bank and the Protect NYC Families initiative on the steps of City Hall.

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Livestream of the briefing is available here

The Trump administration released a total of ten Executive Orders (EO) and over ten memos furthering the EOs related to immigration in his first week in office.