Albany, NY—Today, the New York State Senate and Assembly submitted their one-house budget resolutions. Both houses included the Working Families Tax Credit, in full, including proposals for investments totaling $75 million for legal services. However, neither One House budgets included further investments in the Language Access Act.

New York, NY—Last night, a student activist at Columbia University was reportedly arrested by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He is now being detained at the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey. Mahmoud Khalil has a green card, and his wife (a U.S. citizen) is eight months pregnant.

New York, NY—It has been reported that the Trump administration is reopening multiple detention centers to detain immigrant families in addition to ICE targeting immigrant families. ICE also continues to build its deportation infrastructure with the reopening of a massive detention center just outside of New York City.

New York, NY—Last month, USCIS issued guidance on the Trump administration’s Executive Order on national registration. The guidance announced  that most individuals over 14 years old living in the United States without immigration status will need to register with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – if they are not already registered with them –  and provide their fingerprints and address.

New York, NY—This weekend, President Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The executive order announcement rescinds a 2000 federal mandate from former President Bill Clinton. This mandate required agencies and other recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to people with limited English proficiency.

New York, NY—Today, it was reported that some healthcare providers in New York City are denying care to individuals who do not prove they are citizens or have social security numbers. Federally Qualified Health Centers are mandated to provide healthcare to underserved communities regardless of their ability to pay, which often serves as a safety net for underdocumented and mixed status families.

New York, NY—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a reconciliation budget of up to $200 billion that aims to support President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The House GOP's budget, endorsed by President Trump, outlines plans to increase funding for ICE, provide additional resources for detention beds, allocate more funds for border wall construction, and expand other related initiatives.

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.

New York, NY—Today, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced it is suing New York State – along with Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and DMV Commissioner – for limiting local collusion with federal immigration enforcement.

This lawsuit includes a challenge to New York’s Green Light law, which allows New Yorkers regardless of immigration status to obtain a driver’s license.