Immigration

‘Shredding of the American Dream’: Immigrants fear ICE raids at schools

Undocumented families are keeping children home from school, and there’s only so much elected officials can do to ease their fears.

  • By Austin C. Jefferson

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: To turn your back on immigrants is to turn your back on New York

New York City Mayor Eric Adams knows immigrants are central to the identity of New York City. That’s why it’s humiliating to see him turn his back on them.

  • By Holly Pretsky

Immigration

Susan Zhuang skips border czar meeting with NYC Council Common Sense Caucus: ‘Leave decent hardworking families alone.’

The conservative Brooklyn Democrat represents a district with a large population of immigrants.

  • By Annie McDonough

News & Politics

Trump administration sues NY over ‘Green Light’ law

The 2019 law lets undocumented immigrants get driver’s licenses and prevents federal immigration authorities from accessing DMV data without a warrant.

  • By Peter Sterne and Rebecca C. Lewis

Opinion

Opinion: New York Democrats must stand up for our immigrant neighbors

Lawmakers can begin countering Trump’s agenda by passing two essential pieces of legislation that would protect immigrants’ rights.

  • By Murad Awawdeh

Immigration

Pols host town halls, share Know Your Rights info about ICE – because what else can they do?

As federal raids spark widespread fear, lawmakers are trying to help, but are limited.

  • By Amanda DeJesus

Immigration

Nassau County deputizes local cops to act as ICE agents

County Executive Bruce Blakeman said 10 detectives would be allowed to act as federal immigration agents under an agreement with the federal government.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Eric Adams

At ‘Tin Cup Day’ hearing, Eric Adams’ budget priorities aren’t the point

State lawmakers paid some attention to the New York City mayor’s requests for migrant funding and discovery law changes, but questions about Trump policies and the city budget took center stage.

  • By Annie McDonough

News & Politics

Ras Baraka is campaigning on protecting immigrants. Across the Hudson, Eric Adams is doing the opposite.

The neighboring mayors share a political party (in theory) and a powerful union ally: 32BJ SEIU.

  • By Bob Hennelly

MTA

Trump targets MTA funding

The president’s threats to kill congestion pricing and tie transit funding to immigration enforcement could imperil the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Opinion

Opinion: Beg your pardon?

In the bizarro political world of Trump 2.0, New York City had its most surreal 24 hours yesterday as rumors swirled around the fate of Mayor Eric Adams.

  • By Tom Allon

Immigration

Council to hold immigration oversight hearing ahead of Trump inauguration

City Council Member Alexa Avilés wants to know how the city is preparing to respond to deportation threats.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Policy

DMV defends Green Light Law meant to protect immigrants

Although the DMV strongly defended the law, Hochul wouldn’t say whether she might revisit the law that has Trump's incoming border czar threatening retaliation against New York.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis
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Nonprofits

Fighting for New York immigrants as new federal attacks loom

An interview with Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of New York Immigration Coalition,

  • By Tim Murphy, NYN Media

New York State

Is New York really a ‘sanctuary state’?

A patchwork of statewide measures limit cooperation with immigration officials, but none entirely prohibit information sharing by local law enforcement

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Albany Agenda

Here’s what’s on the agenda for the 2025 state legislative session

From education to criminal justice, lawmakers have a lot to debate next year in Albany.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis and Austin C. Jefferson

Immigration
Updated

Following the asylum-seeker odyssey: a timeline

Tracking the arrival of migrants bused to New York City from the southern border, from April 2022 to now.

  • By Sahalie Donaldson

Opinion

Opinion: Gillibrand is ignoring the threat of mass deportation

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is not taking the incoming Trump administration's repeated threats of mass deportation seriously.

  • By Mark Dow

New York State

Hochul: ‘I’ll be the first to call up ICE’ to deport immigrants who break the law

The governor said she supports immigrants with “legal papers” but will cooperate with the Trump administration to remove immigrants who break the law.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: Threats of mass deportations creates uncertainty and uneasiness, even for migrants legally in U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump has the option of broadly invoking the Alien Enemies Act beyond the “invasions” of gangs and cartels from El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega

Policy

At Somos, plans develop to push immigrant protections

President Donald Trump has pledged to deport undocumented immigrants en masse. How will New York fight back?

  • By Annie McDonough