New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)

🕯️🕯️🕯️ We have hope that Albany will keep the $175 million in the budget and pass the Access to Representation Act so that every immigrant NYer has access to a lawyer in immigration court. 🕯️🕯️🕯️

Take action! Go to nyic.me/ara

#PassARA #AccessToRepresentationAct

🧵 Across the country, federal immigration enforcement continues raising serious concerns about constitutional rights and due process.

From workplace raids to asylum seekers swept up in enforcement operations, communities are seeing the consequences firsthand.

Here are just a few recent examples ⬇️

Photo from the 2024 Republican National Convention where people are holding "Mass Deportation NOW!" signs.

Axios Scoop: Scoop: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations March 10, 2026

Shot. Chaser.

New York City Has Finally Decriminalized Street Vending No more misdemeanor charges for vending without a license.

After years of fighting, street vendors in NYC are finally getting the dignity they deserve—and the ability to vend without fear of criminal charges‼️ #VendorPower ✊👏

https://hellgatenyc.com/free-the-vendors/

Reporter’s notebook: Thinking of NYC immigrants who couldn’t say farewell to families amid the ICE crackdown | amNewYork I was lucky to have a father to support me. He welcomed me to this country and helped me with my transition. Many immigrants don’t have that support. Working

When families say goodbye at train stations or airports, there’s a promise to see each other again.
But for thousands of immigrant families targeted by ICE, there is no farewell. No closure. ❌ONLY separation.

We deserve policies rooted in humanity. Let's keep fighting. ✊

https://ow.ly/NcNu50YrTMG

Hochul says NY law should allow family of refugee who died to sue feds Calling the actions of federal border patrol agents cruel and depraved, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said the family of refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam should be allowed to sue the Trump administration in state court over the 56-year-old man's death.

His family deserves answers. Justice for Nurul Amin Shah Alam. 🕯️

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/government-politics/article_8a9cf4d5-365b-4a18-8c35-e4cd01a7b441.html

Nassau must sever ties with ICE, and New York should bar partnering with immigration officials, coalition says Representatives from more than 20 Long Island community groups urged state legislation to bar collaboration with federal immigration officials.

Communities across Long Island are calling on Nassau County to cut ties with ICE and for the passage of the New York For All Act.

ICE out of NY! 🙅🏽‍♀️🧊✊🏽

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/immigration-ice-nassau-community-groups-wqc0sg2u

Will Monroe County reconsider Operation Stonegarden? Plans to relocate the Border Patrol station to Rochester’s federal building — and growing concern about immigration enforcement — are casting new attention on the long-running federal grant.

Local police should not be working with Border Patrol. 🚫

This is exactly why we need to pass New York For All. 🗽

https://rochesterbeacon.com/2026/03/05/will-monroe-county-reconsider-operation-stonegarden/

We went to the NY State Capitol to ask folks about going to immigration court without a lawyer. 👍🏽 or 👎🏽?

⚖️🗽 Let's pass the Access to Representation Act now!

📱Take action: nyic.me/ara

#AccesstoRepresentationAct #ARA

Albany Democrats want to curtail ICE cooperation deals, but differ on how far to go Democrats are poised to act this year on an issue that has exploded since President Donald Trump ordered a crackdown on immigrants.

The bill proposed by Governor Kathy Hochul does not offer the lasting protections that immigrant NYers need!

Join us in demanding that Albany pass #NY4ALL now! Visit nyic.me/ny4all 🗽❤️
https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/hochul-blakeman-ice-xg7bvaa9

Mamdani Promised to Protect Immigrant Data. Will it Be Enough? - Documented Experts weigh in on how the city can protect New Yorkers' personal information from improperly landing in the hands of the Trump administration.

Living in the information age cuts both ways. Protecting immigrant NYers means safeguarding their data so that it cannot be abused by 🧊ICE🧊

@mayor.nyc.gov must see to it that systems of accountability are put in place to shore up his sanctuary policies. 🛡️
documentedny.com/2026/03/04/m...

ICE detention center proposed for Holtsville office building, but Brookhaven balks The proposal to renovate a large office building leased by the federal government could signal ICE's efforts to expand its crackdown on Long Island, immigration advocates say

#Brookhaven said NO‼️

This is what community accountability looks like. Let’s keep showing up!✊✨

We cannot allow ICE expansion to quietly move into our neighborhoods. ❌ #ICEOutNOW

Local oversight matters. Community resistance matters. #ImmigrantJustice

https://ow.ly/jz5N50YoI2l

DHS’s use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny After a Washington Post investigation, congressional Democrats are asking tech giants how they handle administrative subpoenas targeting DHS’s critics.

When federal agencies can secretly demand your personal data without a judge, it's not democracy anymore, & it should alarm all of us.‼️

This is about more than immigration. When power operates in secrecy, accountability suffers.
Stand for #freespeech ✊

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Every immigrant New Yorkers deserves legal representation. ⚖️🗽 Let's pass the Access to Representation Act now!

📱Take action: nyic.me/ara

#AccesstoRepresentationAct #ARA

Hotline Expanded to Help Immigrant New Yorkers - Finger Lakes Daily News The New York State Office for New Americans has expanded hours for its New Americans Hotline, adding weekend service to provide more support for immigrants […]

The New Americans Hotline now runs on weekends, offering legal help in 200+ languages for immigrant New Yorkers. ☎️📱🤝🏽

https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/regional-state-congressional/hotline-expanded-to-help-immigrant-new-yorkers/

Nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol agents found dead in Buffalo Nurul Amin Shah Alam had been in custody for a year following an incident in which he had become disorientated and allegedly failed to comply with police commands

His family should not be planning a funeral during Ramadan. 🤲🏽🕯️

We demand a full investigation into the negligence that led to his death.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/blind-refugee-border-patrol-dead-buffalo-b2927948.html

Columbia student detained by ICE released; school says DHS used false pretenses to seize her Immigration advocates said ICE did not have a proper warrant, and lied to detain the 29-year-old student, Elaina Aghayeva.

Students shouldn’t fear ICE in their own housing.

ICE out of our schools and universities! 🚫🧊📚✊🏽

https://abc7ny.com/post/columbia-university-reports-student-detained-homeland-security-residential-building/18653673/

We went to the NY State Capitol and asked our representatives if they support a New York For ALL or just a New York for SOME. You'll NEVER believe which one they picked! 😮🗽✊🏽💜

📱Take action: nyic.me/ny4all

Cheektowaga has set an example for all NY by rejecting the predation and intimidation seen elsewhere where law enforcement is allowed to collude with ICE unchecked. They have committed to a upholding the safety and dignity of all, regardless of status 🗽❤️
www.wivb.com/news/local-n...

🚨 STATEMENT: Border Patrol Killed a Buffalo Father with the Help of Local Police; Albany Must Pass #ny4all

"This inept and negligent action resulted in a man’s death – a wife left without her husband, and kids left without their father."
@heyitsmurad.bsky.social

ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer says the agency’s training for new deportation officers is broken as ICE ramps up its hiring.

A former ICE lawyer responsible for training deportation officers warned that the agency’s training program is “deficient, defective and broken.”

We must stand in solidarity to demand accountability.
❌ No one should be able to hide behind a uniform to avoid scrutiny. ‼️

https://ow.ly/rB4f50Yl9gK

Immigrant protection bill to move at the Capitol this week And New York is putting Buy Now, Pay Later lenders on notice in newly drafted regulations for the industry.

🎇Hope in action: the Dignity Not Detention Act would prohibit county jails from being used for immigrant detention, a huge step toward humane, community-centered immigration policies.

📣 Let’s finish this fight‼️✊

https://www.capitolconfidential.com/p/immigrant-protection-bill-to-move

Detainments by ICE have reached a record high. Criminals are not fueling the surge At the immigration detention center in Batavia, the average daily count of detainees reached a peak this fiscal year. But that figure came as non-criminal detainees increase by 60%, and now make up 83% of the total population.

#ICEdetentions are at a historic high & the narrative that "criminals are fueling the surge" is FALSE‼️ This quota-driven dragnet to tear families apart is plain CRUEL!

https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2026-02-24/detainments-by-ice-have-reached-a-record-high-criminals-are-not-fueling-the-surge

Immigrant New Yorkers should NOT be torn away from their families because of a minor fender bender. This is exactly why we need to pass New York For All! 🗽👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💜 #NY4All #NewYorkForAll

📱Take action: nyic.me/ny4all

Let us break down the key reasons why New York for All is the best bill to protect immigrant communities and create a safe, welcoming environment for all New Yorkers 🗽❤️

Help us make New York for All a reality, go to nyic.me/ny4all and take action today!

#ny4all

Conditions in existing detention facilities are abhorrent, so pardon us if we don't believe ICE when they say these warehouses will be transformed into facilities worthy of housing human beings for any period of time. 🏚️⛓️ #AbolishICE #ICEOutofEverywhere
www.nj.com/morris/2026/...

Tell Sen. Chuck Schumer to stand firm against ICE's rogue terrorism. Not one more penny for violence and abuse in our communities! 🙅🧊💵

Call his NYC office at (212) 486-4430 and use the script below.

You can also reach him using our email tool at nyic.me/dhs-shutdown

“Our taxes should go toward making us all safer, and making our communities more thriving, as opposed to harming our families and our communities here” @heyitsmurad.bsky.social

Ending ❌ collaboration 🤝 between the police 👮‍♂️ and ICE 🧊 is a no brainer, pass #NY4ALL!
www.news10.com/news/ny-capi...

Refugees Without Green Cards Could Be Arrested Under New Trump Policy The change is part of the administration’s broad effort to target refugees and tighten pathways for immigrants to legally enter or remain in the United States.

Refugees shouldn’t have to live in fear. It’s time to stand up and pass New York for All. 🗽✊🏽

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/refugees-green-cards.html