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Immigration

Immigration news affecting New York — asylum, deportation defense, visas and naturalization.

Jul 14, 2023

Brooklyn Migrants Without Shower In Shelter

Migrants seeking asylum in Brooklyn have been without a working shower for over a week at a shelter in Brooklyn.

Jun 23, 2023

Supreme Court Gives Biden Win On Immigration Enforcement

The United States Supreme Court has decided to give Joe Biden a win by upholding his immigration enforcement policy. Announced in September 2021…

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May 26, 2023

NYC Immigration Crisis: Busing Out Of New York

When New York City Mayor Eric Adams celebrated New York as a sanctuary city and welcomed migrants he never thought it would bring his city’s capacity to…

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Feb 03, 2023

New York City VS Migrant Protestors

The on-going struggle between the migrants and the city of New York has resulted in the NYPD and NY Sanitation Department having to step in and physically…

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Jan 24, 2023

NYC Migrant Emergency Relief Coming To Brooklyn Terminal

New York City announces that the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook will be _converted into emergency humanitarian response and relief_to help with…

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Jan 18, 2023

New York Mayor Putting Migrants Up In NYC Hotels

Mayor Eric Adams has agreed to a $275 million contract with the Hotel Association of New York City to house at least 5,000 migrants for the next six…

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Jan 13, 2023

ICE Releases Staten Island Dad

A single father from Staten Island and his 6-year-old daughter can finally hug again after being separated for months when the dad was detained by…

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Jan 06, 2023

Immigration: President Biden Discovers Border

President Biden visits the southern border after the White House releases his statements on changes to the immigration policy to strengthen border…

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Dec 31, 2022

New Year, New Judges For Federal Immigration Courts

Federal Immigration Courts will add 11 new judges to the bench as announced right before the new year begins. States including New York, Pennsylvania…

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Dec 19, 2022

New York Mayor Sounds Alarm On Migrants

The number of migrants coming to the Big Apple is expected to snowball with the lifting of Title 42 this week – with 10 to 15 busloads of asylum seekers…

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Dec 08, 2022

Elections In New York Prove Migrants Are Seeing Red

When political pundits predicted a national “red wave” in the midterm elections, they never imagined that one of the few areas it would actually surface…

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Nov 18, 2022

Brooklyn Foundation’s Immigration Work Spotlighted

The Viola Foundation – began and run by the Viola Family of Brooklyn – was honored for their immigration work. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, the Viola Foundation…

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Nov 16, 2022

New York Sees Cost Of Migrant Influx Soar

New York City’s migrant crisis will cost “at least” $596 million in public funds each year, according to a Monday report from the city’s Independent…

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Nov 03, 2022

Migrant Influx Stressing Immigration Court

The recent surge of over 20,000 migrants over the summer has added to the already backlogged 180,000 immigration casesawaiting the New York Immigration…

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Oct 21, 2022

Immigration A Hot Topic In Staten Island Debate

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Congressional candidates Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) and Max Rose took to the stage for a debate hosted…

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Oct 05, 2022

Migrants Attend Resource Fair In Brooklyn

Hundreds of new migrants to New York attended a resource fair in Brooklyn this week. “We must value this country and the people who have opened the doors…

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Sep 16, 2022

Migrants Sent To Brooklyn Heights Office

Hundreds of migrants were sent to live at the Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens office in Brooklyn Heights. When they started to trickle in a the…

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Sep 09, 2022

Immigrant Taught Open Air Courses In Prospect Park

Brooklyn Public Library and Prospect Park Alliance are joining forces to bring back _University Open Air_. The outdoor courses taking place at Prospect…

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Aug 25, 2022

Migrant Influx Tests New York

The permanent residence of the Statue Of Liberty means that New York is the the welcome spot for migrants the world over. That mantle is currently being…

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Aug 08, 2022

New York Expecting Migrants From Texas

The already taxed New York homeless shelter system (as stated by Mayor Eric Adams) is preparing for an influx of migrants being bused to NYC from Texas.…

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Jul 26, 2022

NYC Set To Appeal Non-Citizen Voting

New York City is gearing up to appeal the decision of a Staten Island judge’s ruling against non-citizen voting legislation. What would have allowed…

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Jul 21, 2022

Is WH Admin Taxing NYC Homeless Shelters With Migrants?

Mayor Eric Adams is complaining that New York’s homeless shelters are overflowing and it may be due to direction of Biden administration. There are influx…

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Jul 14, 2022

Brooklyn Federal Court Hears DACA Cases

DACA recipients took their cause to the Brooklyn Federal Courts to clarify their status. The class action lawsuit asks for old applications to be…

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Jul 01, 2022

‘Remain In Mexico’ No More Says SCOTUS

With regard to immigration law, the Supreme Court has ruled that current admin can end ‘Remain In Mexico’ policy. The policy – formerly know as the…

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Jun 27, 2022

New York Supreme Court Nixes Non-Citizen Voting

The Supreme Court – no no not that one just the one in New York! – has shot down the law allowing non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. The…

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Jun 17, 2022

Immigration Law: DACA At 10

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – better know as DACA – celebrated its 10th anniversary by immigrant advocates and elected officials. While one of…

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Jun 13, 2022

Immigrant Groups Demand $25 Million For Non-Citizen Voting Law

As city budget meetings wind down immigrant advocate groups along with city council members have rallied to demand $25 million added to the budget to fund…

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Jun 07, 2022

NY Immigration Advocates Wanted More From Two New Bills

New immigration legislation fell short of immigration advocacy groups expectations. The advocacy group FWD.us said the bills – which they had hoped would…

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May 09, 2022

Immigrant Fruit Seller Cuffed On Subway

As if New York City needed more protesting. Subway fruit vendor Maria Falcon was arrested – while not selling fruit out of the cart she was sitting with –…

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May 06, 2022

New York Immigration At 100 Days Into Eric Adams Administration

After new Mayor Eric Adams took over New York City, this article seeks to update on where immigration stands in New York after his first 100 days in…

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Apr 29, 2022

Immigrant Communities Facing Closures Of Food Banks

With more and more food banks closing the access to food for immigrants is a growing concern. During the pandemic, in immigrant communities in New York…

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Apr 22, 2022

Community Organizations Want More Education Help For Immigrants

The Education Collaborative – a group of more than 30 community organizations – wants New York City to spend upwards of $8 million on _new programs to…

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Apr 18, 2022

New York Immigrants Help Lead To Subway Shooter Capture

Two New Yorkers who migrated to America helped police locate the subway shooter. _They share their individual stories_of what brought them to America.

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Apr 15, 2022

Brooklyn’s Sunset Park Immigrants: Shocked By Subway Attack

“Nothing like this happens here” was what immigrants in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park said about the subway shooting. The diverse area universally expressed…

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Apr 13, 2022

New Hearing Loss Screening For Immigrant Families

NYU Langone has launched a new program to help low income immigrant families. The _hearing loss screening for immigrant families_will service community…

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Apr 08, 2022

Immigration Advocates Cheer End Of Title 42

Title 42 – a pandemic era law that expanded the ability to immediately expel migrants as a preventative measure against the spread of Covid-19 – is coming…

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Apr 04, 2022

City Pols Argue For Immigrant Services In City Budget Hearings

New York City elected officials – like new Brooklyn Democrat City Council member Shahana Hanif – are attending _New York City Budget Hearings to argue for…

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Mar 22, 2022

Immigration Organizations In New York

This is a list of many organizations and services geared to helping immigrants in New York. It can be very helpful to those who may have some questions or…

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Mar 17, 2022

NY Immigration Advocacy Groups Respond to NYS Budget Resolutions

The VERA Institute and the New York Immigration Coalition issued a response the the recent New York State budget resolutions which included budgetary…

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Mar 14, 2022

New York GOP Immigration Shift: Wants Ukrainian Refugees

Under President Trump the New York GOP pushed back on his administration’s immigration policies. Now it seems as if they are changing their tune. When it…

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Mar 11, 2022

Fighting For Professional Licenses For Immigrants

Community organizers and immigration advocates are pushing for Governor Kathy Hochul to approve the Empire State Licensing Act. The ESL Act proposes to…

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Mar 07, 2022

Undocumented Underwhelmed By Build Back Better

Undocumented Immigrants are believing less and less in the words and promises of Joe Biden and the White House. More and more undocumented immigrants are…

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Feb 22, 2022

Are US Immigration Courts Doing Migrants Justice?

The ongoing besieged and understaffed US Immigration courts has many legal professionals doubting whether the current system is providing the best service…

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Feb 16, 2022

New York Sees A ‘Day Without Immigrants’

This past Monday may have been Valentine’s Day but it was also a commercial holiday targeted by the New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) to stage…

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Feb 04, 2022

New York’s Immigration Courts Chaos

The already documented backlog in New York’s Immigration Courts is now facing logistical, technical and communication issues and that’s affecting New…

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Jan 27, 2022

Proposed Law Seeks More Health Care For Undocumented

A new bill has been proposed that would expand healthcare coverage for undocumented New Yorkers. Coverage For All Billseeks to create state funded…

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Jan 24, 2022

Logjam At New York Immigration Court At All Time High

News York State’s immigration court now has more cases pending than it ever has in its history – over 167,000 cases – with most being in New York City.

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Jan 20, 2022

New Jersey Spends Immigration Relief Elsewhere

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy decided to allocate almost all of the $40 million in federal money meant to go toimmigrant worker fund. The money…

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Dec 01, 2021

Bipartisan ‘Byrd Bath’ Set For Immigration Provisions

A bipartisan meeting to push through immigration provisions in front of Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough set for Wednesday. Democrats will argue the…

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Nov 23, 2021

Infrastructure Bill Creates Amnesty

The infrastructure bill passed by the narrow margin of 220-213 in the House creates historic immigration reform – amnesty – for millions of undocumented…

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Nov 09, 2021

From Immigration To Legislation

Showing why this is still truly the land of opportunity – and why immigration to the United States remains the dream of so many around the world. The…

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Nov 05, 2021

Protesters Seek Schumer Home In Path For Citizenship

Protesters camped out at Senator Chuck Schumer’s home to demand pathway to citizenship.

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Nov 01, 2021

House Bill Could Fast Track High-Skilled Immigrants

The new bill put forth in the House will add more employment based green cards but also make it possible for high-skilled immigrants to gain citizenship…

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Sep 07, 2021

Path Of The Undocumented Leads To One Man

Citizens who are undocumented may be putting all their hopes on one person: Chuck Schumer.

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Aug 27, 2021

New York Bill Seeks Voting Rights Of Non-Citizens

The bill argues that those paying taxes should be able to vote for their leaders. It is not without precedent in numerous capacities.

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Aug 26, 2021

Congress Moves On Immigration Aid

Coming to this country and trying to get in and make a new life for yourself or your family is hard enough, but also expensive and fraught with…

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Aug 17, 2021

Immigration System Broke, So Let’s Fix It

Discussing the “broken” immigration system is for any immigrant entering the country – those coming here now, the long term residents who have been living…

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Jul 15, 2021

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Needs Reinforcements

The Biden administration is trying to help a backlogged U.S. Citizenship & Immigration service which is under a deluge of DACA applicants. New staff will…

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Immigration

Brooklyn Migrants Without Shower In Shelter

Supreme Court Gives Biden Win On Immigration Enforcement

NYC Immigration Crisis: Busing Out Of New York

New York City VS Migrant Protestors

NYC Migrant Emergency Relief Coming To Brooklyn Terminal

New York Mayor Putting Migrants Up In NYC Hotels

ICE Releases Staten Island Dad

Immigration: President Biden Discovers Border

New Year, New Judges For Federal Immigration Courts

New York Mayor Sounds Alarm On Migrants

Top Stories In U.S. Immigration News

Elections In New York Prove Migrants Are Seeing Red

Brooklyn Foundation’s Immigration Work Spotlighted

New York Sees Cost Of Migrant Influx Soar

Migrant Influx Stressing Immigration Court

Immigration A Hot Topic In Staten Island Debate

Migrants Attend Resource Fair In Brooklyn

Migrants Sent To Brooklyn Heights Office

Immigrant Taught Open Air Courses In Prospect Park

Migrant Influx Tests New York

New York Expecting Migrants From Texas

NYC Set To Appeal Non-Citizen Voting

Is WH Admin Taxing NYC Homeless Shelters With Migrants?

Brooklyn Federal Court Hears DACA Cases

‘Remain In Mexico’ No More Says SCOTUS

New York Supreme Court Nixes Non-Citizen Voting

Immigration Law: DACA At 10

Immigrant Groups Demand $25 Million For Non-Citizen Voting Law

NY Immigration Advocates Wanted More From Two New Bills

Immigrant Fruit Seller Cuffed On Subway

New York Immigration At 100 Days Into Eric Adams Administration

Immigrant Communities Facing Closures Of Food Banks

Community Organizations Want More Education Help For Immigrants

New York Immigrants Help Lead To Subway Shooter Capture

Brooklyn’s Sunset Park Immigrants: Shocked By Subway Attack

New Hearing Loss Screening For Immigrant Families

Immigration Advocates Cheer End Of Title 42

City Pols Argue For Immigrant Services In City Budget Hearings

Immigration Organizations In New York

NY Immigration Advocacy Groups Respond to NYS Budget Resolutions

New York GOP Immigration Shift: Wants Ukrainian Refugees

Fighting For Professional Licenses For Immigrants

Undocumented Underwhelmed By Build Back Better

Are US Immigration Courts Doing Migrants Justice?

New York Sees A ‘Day Without Immigrants’

New York’s Immigration Courts Chaos

Proposed Law Seeks More Health Care For Undocumented

Logjam At New York Immigration Court At All Time High

New Jersey Spends Immigration Relief Elsewhere

Bipartisan ‘Byrd Bath’ Set For Immigration Provisions

Infrastructure Bill Creates Amnesty

From Immigration To Legislation

Protesters Seek Schumer Home In Path For Citizenship

House Bill Could Fast Track High-Skilled Immigrants

Path Of The Undocumented Leads To One Man

New York Bill Seeks Voting Rights Of Non-Citizens

Congress Moves On Immigration Aid

Immigration System Broke, So Let’s Fix It

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Needs Reinforcements

Speak directly with your attorney.