Sentences with phrase «immigration advocates»

While many immigration advocates have focused on humanitarian issues, the executives focused on the economic toll.

Staff from virtually all of our major programs will be there: Executive Director Mark O'Brien, Matthew Burnett from Immigration Advocates Network, Mirenda Watkins from LawHelp Interactive and Xander Karsten from LawHelp.

However, the move has raised concerns among immigration advocates who worry about how this information will be used given the administration's more hardline positions on immigration.

Flanked by dozens of immigration advocates and undocumented immigrants, de Blasio said the city would continue to do its part to assist and welcome undocumented immigrants.

«The Guide for Immigration Advocates from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is an excellent manual, containing both very good practice tips, as well as excellent references to pertinent statutes and case law.

Created as a key reference for criminal defenders, the Chart is also used extensively by immigration advocates.

Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a rally with immigration advocates in the rotunda of City Hall Tuesday.

Performance artist Tania Bruguera stages a political movement within SMMoA's exhibition space, engaging Citizen Culture attendees and local immigration advocates in a large - scale postcard campaign known as The Francis Effect.

At 11 a.m., the New York Immigration Coalition and other immigration advocates hold a press conference about the DACA phaseout, outside Trump Tower, 725 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi privately met with several immigration advocates on Thursday afternoon to hash out a strategy on how to get the Dream Act passed, according to multiple sources.

Five months after the travel ban went into effect, immigration advocates say the waivers - golden tickets provided by the State Department that allow certain citizens from the prohibited countries to immigrate to the U.S. based on special circumstances - have been nearly impossible to get.

Immigration advocates criticized the move as unnecessary, but the Trump administration and others were quick to point out that the National Guard has been deployed to the border in the past — most recently by former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.

That bill, while expected to pass, does not include any legislation on the hotly contested DACA front, which is enraging immigration advocates who'd been told a resolution on Dreamers would be part of any deal moving forward.

Also at 1 p.m., immigration advocates deliver hundreds of petitions to protect health care access for thousands of immigrant New Yorkers, outside Cuomo's office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

Immigration advocates took to the streets of New York City Saturday to express their support for the Big Apple's status as a sanctuary city — as five people were detained by federal agents on Staten Island.

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, the New York Immigration Coalition, the Fiscal Policy Institute, elected officials and immigration advocates today the release of new analyses of the fiscal costs and benefits of expanding access to driver's licenses to all New Yorkers, without regard to immigration status, and the launch of a new campaign announced, Green Light NY: Driving Together.

Immigration advocates condemned Cuomo's announcement, saying it will increase fears of deportations under President Donald Trump's administration.

At noon, Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, state Sens. Jesse Hamilton, Liz Krueger, Jose Peralta and Bill Perkins, Assemblyman Felix Ortiz and immigration advocates introduce the New York Immigration Coalition's annual «Immigrant Equality Agenda,» during one of three simultaneous Monday news conferences planned in Nassau County, Manhattan and Westchester County, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Latimer said: «The Board of Legislators came together in a bi-partisan way, with the assistance of law enforcement and immigration advocates alike, to craft a law which fully complies with federal law while offering humane peace of mind to our immigrant brothers and sisters.

Matthew Burnett directs Immigration Advocates Network, a collaborative project between Pro Bono Net and 11 leading immigration advocacy and legal support organizations.

At an Albany press conference on Tues., Jan. 31st, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Fiscal Policy Institute joined Moya and other immigration advocates to reveal report findings and launch a new awareness campaign titled Green Light NY: Driving Together.

It later halted the weekly reports following sustained criticism from jurisdictions and immigration advocates who said the reports were an attempt to intimidate and shame so - called «sanctuary cities.»

Also at 11 a.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Rep. Adriano Espaillat and immigration advocates from across the city will hold a press conference to speak out against and resist Trump's newly announced executive orders on immigration, steps of The Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

Also at 10:30 a.m., state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Acting Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez will join with immigration advocates and legal organizations to make an announcement, Brooklyn DA's office, 350 Jay St., 19th floor, Brooklyn.

Immigration advocates in and out of Congress are railing...

An immigration advocated told Politico they believed Congress has a «30 - 70 chance» of passing legislation that would protect Dreamers.

Immigration advocates are concerned that the slowdown is deliberate, a move to «suppress the vote» of these potential citizens.

While he may decide to give Congress time to come up with a permanent resolution, immigration advocates and economists warned that the possible demise of DACA could lead to the deportation of as many as 800,000 people, many of whom are working legally in industries across the United States.

Immigration advocates are accusing the San Diego - area Border Patrol of politicizing two human - smuggling arrests by publicizing the suspects» participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — even though one of the arrestees was not actively enrolled in DACA.

Honduras TPS Decision Deadline: 5/4/2018, 2 Days As the Honduran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) deadline looms, both Politico PRO and Newsy highlight the fear of various Honduran TPS holders and immigration advocates who are speaking out to urge the Trump Administration to extend TPS for the 57,000 legal immigrants from Honduras.

It took a while for the bill that would create this law for safety training to be approved by the New York City Council, since there was opposition from the real estate industry, contractors, and immigration advocates.

President Donald Trump is «seriously considering» killing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and though the exact timing remains uncertain, immigration advocates are treating a decision as potentially imminent — perhaps as early as Friday.

At 11:30 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey joins DACA recipients, immigration advocates and legal experts for a roundtable discussion on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Preston Hall's Tudor Room, 78 N. Broadway, White Plains.

IDNYC cards are one of the few forms of identification available to undocumented immigrants living in New York City, and immigration advocates and city officials have expressed concern that federal immigration officials could seek data from the program in order to carry out President Donald Trump's stated goal of deporting undocumented immigrants.

«The result is our bill is supported by more than 120 groups that exemplify New York State's rich ethnic, racial, cultural, religious and geographic diversity — from local arts non-profits to immigration advocates to labor unions and more.»

The law received input from both sides of the aisle, law enforcement, immigration advocates and Westchester residents who all had the same goal in mind — to make Westchester County safer for everyone.

(White Plains, NY)-- Westchester County Executive George Latimer signed the bi-partisan Immigrant Protection Act flanked by law enforcement, immigration advocates, legislators and Westchester County residents.

The following day, Governor Andrew Cuomo also held a NaturalizeNY event at John Jay College of Criminal Justice with immigration advocates and elected officials.

Once again, the budget did not include funding for the DREAM Act, a devastating blow to immigration advocates and the thousands of undocumented children living in New York City.

This week, lawmakers met with Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett, commissioners from the departments of Social Services, Corrections, Public Safety, and Probation, and immigration advocates to discuss the proposal.

Local politicians, immigration advocates and the New York Civil Liberties Union have been lobbying to get New York out of the program since then - Gov.

Immigration advocates from New York's capital region gathered at Albany City Hall to urge local lawmakers to consider making the city a sanctuary for those living in the country illegally.

Labor and immigration advocates also plan to demonstrate around the country on May 1.