New York, NY—Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams along with New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced $514 million in funding for education programs for FY25 that had previously been paid for with federal stimulus funding. This includes $6 million for translation and interpretation services, $17 million for coordinators for students in temporary housing in schools and shelters, $10 million for bilingual programs and $17 million for literacy and dyslexia programs.

New York, NY—Today, the New York City Council released data showing the negative impacts on childrens’ schooling caused by Mayor Adams’ 60-day asylum seeker family shelter eviction policy. As of March 3, roughly one in five asylum seeker children whose families have received eviction notices were forced to leave the school they were previously attending.

New York, NY—Today, the New York City Council released their response to Mayor Adams’ preliminary budget for FY25. 

Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:

“Today, the City Council stood up for all New Yorkers in response to the Mayor’s consistent attacks on immigrant communities and working families.

New York—Long Island residents recently received a mailer in which Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said, “so long as I am your County Executive, Nassau will never become a sanctuary county nor spend your tax dollars on services for non-citizens.

NYS Court ruled against Our City, Our Vote legislation, which granted local voting rights in municipal elections to lawful permanent residents and persons authorized to work

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New York—Today, members of the Our City, Our Vote Coalition, interveners in the case, and elected officials rallied and held a press conference on the City Hall Steps to announce that they will be appealing.

New York, NY—Today, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced he would be traveling to the Southern border, as well as repeating his calls for making deportation easier.

Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:

“At a moment when Mayor Adams is under increasing scrutiny for his own legal issues, he is once again trying to deflect attention from his problems by scapegoating immigrants.

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Albany, NY—Today, elected officials joined the CARE for Immigrant Families coalition, legal services providers, and asylum seekers at the New York State Capitol to rally in support of a $150 million investment in immigrant legal services.

First-in-the-nation bill would establish a right to legal counsel in immigration proceedings

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Albany, NY—Today, elected officials joined the CARE for Immigrant Families coalition at the New York State Capitol to rally in support of a $150 million investment in immigrant legal services to ease pressure on the backlog of cases and ensure recent arrivals can swiftly apply for work.

Buffalo—Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz recently vetoed the Erie County Language Access Act. This historic legislation would have mandated all public facing county agencies to implement language access plans and provide equitable language access to residents by requiring translation of public documents into the top six spoken languages, and free interpretation services for all county residents.

Report Underscores Need For Legal Services And Pathways To Work For Recently Arrived Asylum Seekers 

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New York, NY—Today, advocates highlighted newly-released data by the Immigration Research Initiative on the economic prospects of new arrivals and their positive contributions to New York City’s economy.