*Traducción al español a continuación The Supreme Court’s decision in Blanche v. Lau creates new risks for green card holders returning to the United States from international travel if they have certain open criminal charges. Can’t green card holders travel freely? Generally, green card holders are free to travel internationally and have important protections when they return to the United … Read more »
May 7, 2026 In response to the Governor’s announcement today of the FY27 budget, which included an immigration package of “protections against ICE,” Yasmine Farhang, Executive Director of the Immigrant Defense Project, issued the following statement: “Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are living with daily fear as Trump continues to terrorize New Yorkers with a violent mass detention and … Read more »
April 16, 2026 The following is a statement from Immigrant Defense Executive Director Yasmine Farhang on news that Governor Hochul’s is proposing enabling law enforcement to use probable cause as a criteria for turning immigrant New Yorkers over to ICE. “Let’s be clear: the Governor’s proposal not only flies in the face of due process and the presumption of innocence … Read more »
February 24, 2026 The Map Shows the Urgent Need to Pass NY for All NEW YORK – The Immigrant Defense Project today launched New York ICE Collusion Watch, an interactive map that will track patterns of collusion identified between law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) across New York state. The map seeks … Read more »
January 29, 2026 New York, NY – On Thursday January 29, 2026, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Adams’ lame duck veto of the Safer Sanctuary Act. In response, the ICE Out! NYC Coalition issued the following statement: “Thanks to the efforts of Councilmember Tiffany Cabán, Councilmember Alexa Avilés, Speaker Julie Menin, and their supermajority colleagues, no … Read more »
January 28, 2026 NEW YORK – At Tuesday’s Budget Hearing on Agriculture, farmers and farmworkers spoke to the urgent need to pass the New York for All Act. These testimonies, which included NY State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball, further revealed the climate of fear that farmers, farmworkers, and their families are facing under ICE’s reign of terror. New York State … Read more »
January 07, 2026 Advocates urge lawmakers to pass New York for All Act and stop using state resources to fund mass deportations Albany, NY – As the New York State (NYS) Legislature convened for its first day of session today, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called for “protecting our immigrant brothers and sisters by advancing goals set forth in New … Read more »
*Ver a continuación en español. Community members have been arrested by ICE at airports when they were trying to fly domestically, creating fear. Who is being targeted?* We do not fully know who is being targeted. All people who are undocumented or have temporary immigration status may face some risk. However, we believe there is higher risk for: What should … Read more »
December 22, 2025 The Immigrant Defense Project celebrates passage of the Safer Sanctuary Act, Intro 1412, which keeps federal agents seeking to target our immigrant neighbors from having an office on Rikers Island (or any DOC property) and updates the definitions of immigration enforcement to reflect how the federal government weaponizes different arms of government to target people. New Yorkers … Read more »
September 9, 2025 New York — Today the ICE Out! NYC Coalition, the Shut Rikers campaign, The New York City Anti-Violence Project and allies applauded Judge Rosado’s court order in New York Supreme Court striking down Mayor Adams’s attack on sanctuary, Executive Order 50. In April, the Adams administration made good on the Mayor’s threat to return ICE to operate … Read more »
August 28, 2025 ALBANY, NY — Today, 70+ advocacy organizations that work in pursuit of justice for immigrants, for those affected by mass incarceration and criminalization, for survivors of gender-based violence, for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, for workers and labor rights, together applauded Governor Hochul for granting pardons to thirteen New Yorkers and called on her to use her clemency power … Read more »
Defending Immigrants Impacted by Criminalization: Legal Strategies and Evolving Challenges is a timely CLE program that provides in-depth training on key topics in criminal-immigration law practice. Over two days, experienced immigration and criminal defense attorneys and policy experts will provide in-depth training on foundational law and strategy, new developments in case law, and policy and practice updates that are key … Read more »
June 18, 2025 The following is a statement from the Immigrant Defense Project: “The Trump Administration is waging a terror campaign against New Yorkers across the state, using Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies to target, abduct, and detain loved ones and community members, yet our elected leaders have chosen not to act, failing to pass urgently … Read more »
June 12, 2025 The following is a statement from the Immigrant Defense Project: “We condemn today’s announcement by the Department of Justice seeking to interfere in the rights of New Yorkers to access the state courts. “New York must protect the rights of all our community members to due process. In our state courts, the stakes are high– judges are … Read more »
Congressional Letter Comes As Sponsors and Supporters Build Momentum to Pass NY4All in Final Days of Session June 10, 2025 Albany, N.Y.-– With momentum building to pass the New York for All Act by the end of the legislative session in Albany this week, nine members of the New York Congressional delegation sent a letter to state elected officials urging … Read more »
May 29, 2025 There have been recent reports in New York State of ICE agents arresting immigrants who are attending their immigration court hearings. What is happening with ICE in courts? Multiple cases of ICE arresting and detaining people who are appearing for their immigration court hearings have been confirmed by community members, advocates and the press. These appear to … Read more »
The training is virtual and free of charge. It was last given for CLE credit in 2019. Advanced registration is required. What you will learn: New York City Summons Court has undergone significant changes in recent years, but tens of thousands of New Yorkers face criminal prosecution in the court every year. Non-citizen New Yorkers can be affected by those … Read more »
In his first few weeks in office, Donald Trump rolled out many anti-immigrant executive orders and policy shifts, including attacks on birthright citizenship, expansion of ICE-police collaborations and immigration detention, and the termination of protected status for multiple groups. Following this initial flood of actions, the Trump administration escalated its targeting of immigrant communities in an increasingly lawless manner, signaling … Read more »
April 24, 2025 Albany, N.Y. — Labor unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers across New York State are urging Governor Hochul and the New York State Senate and Assembly to quickly pass the New York for All Act and protect immigrant communities from the Trump Administration’s brutal deportation machine. “This bill represents the strongest action that New York State … Read more »
April 15, 2025 Today, Speaker Adams and the New York City Council SUED the Mayor and his administration, challenging his plan to re-embed ICE agents at Rikers. This order would pave way for ICE to separate more New Yorkers from their loved ones. We applaud the council’s quick action and are proud to see true New Yorker Spirit in action! … Read more »