Saugerties Police Chief comes out for Driver’s License Access Bill
+ Sen. Sepúlveda signs on as Senate sponsor

ALBANY, NY - Today, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra and suburban New York lawmakers called on the Assembly to pass legislation expanding access to driver’s licenses for all New Yorkers (A.10273). Newly elected Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda has introduced a same as bill in the Senate (S.8680).

Introduced by Assemblymember Marcos Crespo, the Driver License Access and Privacy Act would bring in an estimated $57 million in annual state and county revenue in registration fees, sales taxes, and gas taxes; plus $26 million in one-time revenues as more people obtain licenses, buy cars, and register vehicles.

Judge Wilson has a 97.8% denial rate for asylum cases compared to New York judges’ 24%
+ 5 Fast Facts on Immigration Courts

New York, NY – Today, immigration attorney Heather Axford from Central American Legal Assistance (CALA) is representing a Honduran woman applying for asylum in front of notoriously punitive Judge Earle B Wilson.

Judge Wilson threatens dozens of asylum cases w/a 97.8% denial rate

NEW YORK, NY - On Monday, April 30th, notoriously punitive immigration Judge Earle B. Wilson from Atlanta, Georgia began hearing cases in New York City, threatening potential outcomes of dozens of asylum cases.

Decision Places 4,600 Honduran New Yorkers In Peril

NEW YORK, NY - After six months of uncertainty, today the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans - which will deprive them of their ability to work and force them out of the country.

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Nisha Agarwal, former Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), to serve as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives, Phil Thompson.

Groups call for stronger rights and protections for immigrants and workers alike

NEW YORK, NY - Today, the May Day New York Coalition stood as one voice to advocate for stronger legislation in Congress to protect the rights of workers and immigrants alike.

TPS recipients, community and immigrant advocates to hold vigil

WOODSIDE, NEW YORK – Late last night, the Trump Administration ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalis living in the U.S. This decision affects 8,950 people, 85% of whom live New York.

Administration has 90 days to appeal, or DACA will resume and first time applicants can apply

NEW YORK, NY – Late last night, a DC federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was “arbitrary and capricious,” and failed to explain why the program was in fact unlawful.

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order prohibiting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from entering state facilities to arrest alleged undocumented immigrants without a judicial warrant, as well as reaffirming his policy that state agencies cannot ask individuals about their immigration status.

Affected immigrants + advocates + elected officials rev up NYS Assembly bill

ALBANY, NY – On Wednesday, April 18th, the Green Light NY coalition rallied at the state Capitol, calling on the Assembly to pass the Driver License Access and Privacy Act (A.10273), giving the green light for all New Yorkers, including undocumented immigrants, to apply for driver’s licenses.