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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)

@thenyic.bsky.social
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The NYIC is an umbrella advocacy group that brings together more than 200 diverse member organizations to advance justice & opportunity for all.

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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 18h
"ICE's violent tactics are a danger to all NYers, as today's shooting demonstrates. This is another reminder of the rampant violence ICE has been spreading throughout our communities." Murad Awawdeh abc7ny.com/post/person-shot-during-…
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Man shot in vehicle, child unharmed during ICE operation in Marble Hill
A targeted ICE enforcement operation in Marble Hill ended in gunfire Thursday afternoon, leaving a suspect wounded and a 5-year-old boy unharmed, according to officials.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 19h
"It looks like you're getting robbed. It looked like someone was coming up to your car with a gun to carjack you. Is that the New York City we all deserve to live in?" Murad Awawdeh www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/protes…
cbsnews.com
Protests erupt in New York City after ICE shooting in Marble Hill
The shooting of a man during an ICE operation in Marble Hill has sparked protests and renewed scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics in New York City, with local leaders calling for accountability and safer arrest procedures.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 20h
The time to critique ICE from afar has passed. Now is the time for concrete action to keep your immigrant neighbors safe and to protect our democracy. Take a KYR training and join a neighborhood canvass today. We keep us safe! epicenter-nyc.com/new-york-ice...
epicenter-nyc.com
What New Yorkers can do about ICE arrests right now - Epicenter NYC
After an ICE officer shot Oscar Belgal in Marble Hill, here are concrete steps New Yorkers can take to protect immigrant neighbors.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
November 3rd is closer than you think! 🗳️ Here's what New Yorkers need to know about their voting rights. For more election information, visit nyic.me/vote
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
LGBTQ+ rights are immigrant rights! Caribbean Equality Project is demanding the resources queer immigrants need to thrive in New York. gaycitynews.com/city-hall-lgbtq-gro…
gaycitynews.com
At City Hall, advocates call for $15 million fund to support LGBTQ immigrants
A coalition of LGBTQ organizations gathered with city lawmakers at City Hall on Oct. 6 to call on the city to allocate $15 million to fund legal services for
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Get your tickets today for the NYIC’s This is Our New York 2026 Gala to celebrate 39 years in the fight for immigrant rights. 🎟️🥂✊🏽 📅 Tue., Oct. 13th at Cipriani 42nd St in NYC Visit nyic.org/nyic-gala-2026 to learn more. To make a donation, visit: nyic.me/donate
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NYers deserve to go about their lives without fear of racial profiling. ICE agents operating in NY are accused of lying, lacking proper training and fabricating records to cover up illegal arrests—by a Trump appointed judge, no less! ICE out of NY. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...
nytimes.com
Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records
Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Of the 40K ICE arrests in NY and NJ, over 2K occurred in Queens, where roughly half of residents are immigrants. This targeted attack on immigrant NYers must end. ICE must be abolished. gothamist.com/news/nearly-40k-and-c…
gothamist.com
Nearly 40K and counting: Here’s where ICE arrested immigrants across NY and NJ
The total in the first 18 months of Trump’s second term is more than twice that of the same span under Biden.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Immigrants have spent decades building and uplifting New York's communities. ICE has started targeting longtime female immigrant NYers for third-country deportation. ALL immigrants, regardless of their status, deserve protection! www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/t...
thecityreporter.nyc
'But I'm Not From Ghana': ICE Targets Longtime New Yorkers for Third-Country Deportation
Immigrants with protected status who've lived in the city for decades are finding themselves swept up, shackled and threatened with expulsion.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"The Trump Admin has continued to escalate against Immigrant New Yorkers and under the guise that this is about safety and security. When it's never been about safety and security. It's been about cruelty." @heyitsmurad.bsky.social www.thirteen.org/programs/new...
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The Impact of New Immigration Policies in New York State | New York NOW
Murad Awawdeh, president of the New York Immigration Coalition, joins us to unpack ICE harassment and immigration policies signed into law earlier this year that could have an impact. In honor of Hisp...
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A federal judge has blocked ICE from making arrests at immigration courthouses in New York. Immigrant New Yorkers should be able to walk into court without fear of ICE. gothamist.com/news/us-judge-in-ny-i…
gothamist.com
US judge in NY indefinitely blocks ICE from making arrests at immigration courthouses
The judge said a Trump rule change lifting restrictions on such arrests violated administrative procedure law.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICE came to Oswego to take our neighbors. But the community fought back. This is what we do when our neighbors are under attack. #StandUpFightBack ✊🏽 www.syracuse.com/crime/2026/10/how-…
syracuse.com
How strangers helped two men evade an immigration arrest: ‘Everybody stepped up in Oswego’
On the fly, a crowd hatched a plan to rescue two men stuck on a roof for six hours to avoid the Border Patrol.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"This is not just an immigrant fight. This is a New York fight.” Murad Awawdeh www.amny.com/news/trumps-2030-censu…
amny.com
Trump’s 2030 Census plan sets up ‘round two’ fight with AG James, Speaker Menin | amNewYork
New York Attorney General Letitia James and City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Thursday they will formally oppose the Trump administration’s proposed
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump’s Census Bureau wants to change who gets counted, how immigration status is used, and what demographic info is collected. We must stand up to protect our Congressional representation and preserve funding for our communities! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Take action by Oct 13: bit.ly/census-comment
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Family separation is an inexcusable cruelty forced upon our immigrant neighbors. Families must be reunited, detention centers must be closed, and ICE must be abolished. #FreeThemAll #ICEOutOfNewYork #FamiliesBelongTogether
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump argues that a centralized voter database will help the government work more effectively. In reality, it will only isolate eligible immigrant voters further and continue to threaten the freedom of democratic elections! protectdemocracy.org/work/voting-...
protectdemocracy.org
Voting rights groups sue DOJ to block national voter surveil-and-purge database
The complaint argues that DOJ’s actions are unconstitutional, illegal, and a key component of the Trump Administration’s attempts to subvert the 2026 midterms.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ICE continues to tear apart families across New York. Carlos Arreaga was finally released from 3 months of unconstitutionalized detention to be reunited with his wife and daughter. Trump's immigration crackdown must end here 🛑 #ABOLISHICE www.syracuse.com/news/2026/09...
syracuse.com
Central NY man reunites with family after months in ICE detention: ‘Happiness you can’t buy’
Carlos Arreaga, detained as he was heading to work in June, is one of the hundreds of people caught up in an immigration crackdown.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No one should be held in conditions like this. Shut down this inhumane detention center NOW. www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/24/ice-…
nydailynews.com
ICE must fix ‘overcrowded, squalid, and degrading’ conditions at 26 Federal Plaza: NY judge
In a blistering 127-page opinion, Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan said the inhumane treatment violated the Constitution, “not to mention any decent concern for the Golden Rule or the demands of humanity.”
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"These portraits affirm that immigrant New Yorkers belong here, that their contributions matter, and that their stories deserve to be seen in the neighborhoods they call home.” Murad Awawdeh www.amny.com/news/art-installation-…
amny.com
Art installation celebrating immigrant New Yorkers comes to the Bronx | amNewYork
A public art installation at Mill Pond Park is putting the faces and stories of immigrant New Yorkers on display as part of a citywide campaign celebrating the communities that have helped shape New York. The New York Immigration Coalition opened the Bronx chapter of its annual New York Proud campaign on Sept. 15,…
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICE shot Wilber in the back in Austin Texas. He is now in ICE's custody and facing deportation, after his wife and attorney were denied the ability to see him in the hospital. He deserves to be free, with his loved ones, and getting the medical attention he deserves! Free Wilber, Free Them All!
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“It seems somewhat precarious when you’re giving so much power to an individual [...] Not only to determine who could be a public charge but who could potentially become a public charge." Murad Awawdeh spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-n…
spectrumlocalnews.com
New public charge rule takes effect amid lawsuits
The new rule gives immigration officials significantly broader discretion in determining whether someone is likely to become primarily reliant on public assistance.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan immigrant, was shot by ICE this weekend. Wilber has been added to the list of over 20 people who have been fired on by ICE since January 2025. How many more shootings before action is taken and justice is served? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
nytimes.com
ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Austin, Local Authorities Say
The shooting in the Texas capital is the latest by federal immigration agents as the Trump administration intensifies its deportation effort.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Telling immigrant families that using a food program can cost you your potential green card is not immigration policy: It’s using starvation as leverage.” Murad Awawdeh www.thebulwark.com/p/its-zohran-mam…
thebulwark.com
It’s Zohran vs. Trump on Immigration
The NYC mayor is challenging a cruel new policy that could punish families for feeding their children.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“New York banned [287(g) agreements] because we saw exactly where it leads: racial profiling, families torn apart over a traffic stop, and entire communities afraid to call 911.” Murad Awawdeh prospect.org/2026/09/14/rogue-sheri…
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Rogue Sheriffs Revolt Against New York Law Ending ICE Partnerships - The American Prospect
State lawmakers have forbidden local police from participating in mass deportation. Some sheriffs think they are above the law.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“No New Yorker should ever have to worry that accessing essential health care... could put them on a path to detention and deportation.” Murad Awawdeh www.newschannel5.com/politics/immig…
newschannel5.com
NYC sues Trump administration over expanded ‘public charge’ immigration rule
New York City is suing the Trump administration over changes to a federal immigration test that city officials say could discourage legal immigrants from accessing basic public benefits.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
An agency that terrorizes our communities cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled. 🄰🄱🄾🄻🄸🅂🄷 🄸🄲🄴
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"For my family, the story of September 11 didn’t end when we went to bed after a day of fear and confusion. Twenty-five years later, the machine that was built to watch a few of us is watching most of us." Murad Awawdeh www.commondreams.org/opinion/deport…
commondreams.org
25 Years After 9/11, the Deportation Machine Has Exploded | Common Dreams
Rights that apply to some people are not rights. They are privileges with an expiration date, and that date moves every single time this country gets scared.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Increased immigration enforcement threatens to upend the economic prosperity of our communities. Our success, safety and stability is tied up in that of our immigrant worker neighbors. #ICEOutOfNY www.newsday.com/business/immigratio…
newsday.com
7 key Long Island industries rely heavily on immigrant workers. Here's how deportations are disrupting them.
They cook, build, care for seniors and run businesses. What happens when these workers disappear?
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Local law enforcement agencies are not above the law. “This new lawsuit is an attempt to drag New York backwards, and we won’t let that happen.” Murad Awawdeh prospect.org/2026/09/14/rogue-sheri…
prospect.org
Rogue Sheriffs Revolt Against New York Law Ending ICE Partnerships - The American Prospect
State lawmakers have forbidden local police from participating in mass deportation. Some sheriffs think they are above the law.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Be #VoteReady! On this #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, take a moment to register so you can make you voices heard at the ballot box this November. Register to vote or update your information at: e-register.vote.nyc in NYC elections.ny.gov/voter-registration… elsewhere in NYS
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today the New York State Attorney General and the New York City Mayor took legal action against the Trump administration's cruel new Public Charge rule. Make no mistake, this is an attack on immigrant families. For info on how to protect yourself, visit: nyic.me/kyr
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Immigrant NYers put their lives on the line alongside their neighbors to clean up ground zero after 9/11. Now these same immigrants are living in fear of being taken away from a city they worked so hard to rebuild. Immigrants are NY. Abolish ICE now! www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
npr.org
They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“This is a vigil because I am in grief [...] Families are in grief. But we fighting back to make sure people have access, make sure people have representation.” - Kayla Kelechian, @theNYIC thenewshouse.com/off-campus/syracus…
thenewshouse.com
Syracuse vigil calls for release of man detained by ICE
About 70 people gathered Saturday to support Carlos Arreaga, a Syracuse resident held at the federal detention facility in Batavia since June.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ICE’s actions in Cato, NY were unlawful. No one should be terrorized at their workplace. Remember, if you encounter ICE you have the right to: -Remain silent -Refuse a search -Ask to speak with a lawyer apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-…
apnews.com
Body camera video offers a rare look inside an immigration raid at a NY factory
Body camera footage of immigration arrests at a snack-food factory in upstate New York offers a rare glimpse inside a workplace immigration raid.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Toda familia merece la oportunidad de vivir en seguridad, contribuir a sus comunidades y construir un futuro estable sin el temor constante a la deportación" Murad Awawdeh 🇸🇻❤️ impactolatino.com/organizaciones-pi…
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The end of TPS for Haitians is costing people their jobs, separating families, and putting our strained healthcare systems under even more pressure. Haitian NYers deserve better. 🇭🇹 fordhamobserver.com/82986/recent/ne…
fordhamobserver.com
A Month After the End of TPS for Haitians: Here’s the Effect on New York
TPS status was terminated for tens of thousands of New York residents in late July. This is the impact so far.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
After 9/11, Muslim and Sikh NYers were targeted because of who they were, how they worshipped, and how they looked. But our communities organized. 25 years later, we’re still here, building power & fighting back. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/nyregion…
nytimes.com
After 9/11, Islamophobia Shaped a Generation of Muslim New Yorkers
The attacks unleashed a wave of hate, but the years since have seen Muslim Americans’ political and cultural influence grow.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The census should count EVERYONE who lives here. Immigrants live here, work here, and raise their families here. They deserve to be counted. ✅ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/polit…
nytimes.com
Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race
The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Salvadorans have built their lives here. They’ve raised families here. They’ve built our communities. This IS their home. Extend TPS NOW. 🇸🇻 news.bloomberglaw.com/new-york-brie…
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Long Island’s Biggest Immigrant Group Confronts the End of TPS (1)
Jose Urias built his life on New York’s Long Island after arriving three decades ago as a teenager from El Salvador. As a residential developer, he’s built 150 homes and apartments over the years, creating jobs for dozens of workers.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ICE wants to break the bonds between the people inside Delaney Hall and the communities standing with them on the outside. But we will keep standing together. Aquí estamos y no nos vamos. ✊🏾 www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/10/…
thecityreporter.nyc
ICE Moved Hundreds of Detainees from Delaney Hall as Protests Raged Outside
According to new data, more than 700 people were transferred out of the Newark detention facility in what advocates say was an attempt to break a strike by detainees.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Speaking Spanish is not a crime and it’s not a reason for Border Patrol to stop ANYONE. This is racial profiling, plain and simple. www.syracuse.com/news/2026/09/borde…
syracuse.com
Border Patrol stopped them for speaking Spanish. Judge in Central NY rules the arrest illegal
The stop started in a local Walmart. A federal judge ruled the stop violated the Fourth Amendment right to be free from suspicionless seizures.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 Trump Administration Proposes Excluding Non-Citizens from Census 2030, Setting Up 14th Amendment Challenge "A fair and accurate decennial census is crucial to ensuring a healthy democracy." Murad Awawdeh nyic.org/press
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨 DHS Fails to Meet TPS Deadline for El Salvador, Triggering Automatic Six-Month Extension for 17,000 NYers "We demand the federal govt abide by the automatic six-month extension for TPS holders so that Salvadoran NYers can continue to live and work without fear.” Murad Awawdeh nyic.org/press
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Join the NYIC on Sept 10, from 2PM - 5PM for our Community Resource Fair. We will be at 729 West 181st, NY in Washington Heights. Thank you to Council Member Carmen De La Rosa, The NYC Council, and the Department of Youth and Community Development for sponsoring this event!
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So many Salvadorans have built their lives in this country. Now, the Trump administration is threatening to take that away. TPS for Salvadorans is set to end Wed, Sept. 9. Extend TPS NOW to protect Salvadoran immigrants and our communities! 🇸🇻 www.newsday.com/news/nation/...
newsday.com
Fear for Salvadoran TPS holders who will soon not be protected from U.S. removal
Salvadorans on Long Island are preparing for the end of their Temporary Protected Status. The federal humanitarian program that allows immigrants to legally live and work in the United States, expires...
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Julio Sosa-Celis should never have been shot by ICE in the first place. Now ICE continues to cover up their misconduct, denying Julio the justice he deserves. Abolish ICE, now! www.npr.org/2026/09/03/nx-s1-595565…
npr.org
ICE officer faces federal charges for lying over shooting of Venezuelan immigrant
The charges represent a rare moment of the Justice Department seeking to hold immigration officers accountable.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Every American and every New Yorker has a legal and ethical right to film law enforcement, military or public officials without fear of arrest, violence or retaliation” Murad Awawdeh www.amny.com/immigration/ice-agent-…
amny.com
ICE agent appears to point gun at person filming him in Queens | amNewYork
An ICE agent pointed a presumably loaded gun at a Queens resident filming them on Wednesday, just one day after U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ICE has been tearing children from their families. Attorneys have rallied together to free hundreds of children from ICE detention, but the fight is far from over. All detention centers must be abolished, and families reunited! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Revealed: attorneys rally to free children held in US immigration custody
Trump administration has indefinitely stranded hundreds of kids and lawyers from over 50 organizations are fighting for their release
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Immigrants deserve to live in safe communities without fear of being arrested. The City of Buffalo has increased ICE enforcement and been the epicenter for a surge in arrests by ICE agents this year. We need to protect all NYers regardless of status. investigativepost.org/2026/09/03/b...
investigativepost.org
Buffalo is ground zero for ICE enforcement in upstate New York
The latest ICE arrest data details a summer surge by agents across many upstate New York cities, none more than Buffalo.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump's efforts to target black and brown immigrant NYers is reprehensible. In response to continued attacks on our communities, the NYIC continues to organize alert networks and warn neighbors when agents are spotted nearby. #ICEoutofNY www.latintimes.com/dhs-says-ope...
latintimes.com
DHS Says 'Operation Rotten Apple' Netted 2,100 Arrests in New York. Legal Aid Groups Say Latinos Most Affected
DHS says its NY sweep netted 2,100+ arrests. Data show most ICE detainees have no criminal record, and Latino neighborhoods say they bore the brunt.
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