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immigration reform

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Feb 12

Sen. Gillibrand ‘Embarrassed’ By Past Conservative Stances on Guns, Immigration

Kirsten Gillibrand once used her hunting to appeal to conservative voters and opposed amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
By Madina Toure
Police officers arrest protests at a rally for immigrant activist Ravi Ragbir at 26 Federal Plaza on Jan. 11, 2017 in New York City.
Jan 31

Lawmakers Seek Reforms to Combat ‘Collusion’ Between ICE and NYPD

New York City Council members say a true "sanctuary city" would not collude with ICE.
By Madina Toure
Surrounded by supporters, city politicians, and media, sanctuary movement activist Ravi Ragbir attends an annual meeting with ICE officials on March 9, 2017 at the Federal immigration court building in downtown New York City.
Jan 29

Judge Reverses ICE’s Detention of New York City Immigrant Activist 

The NYPD and ICE faced criticism from elected officials and activists for its treatment of protesters at a rally for immigrant activist Ravi Ragbir when he was first detained.
By Madina Toure
Members of Make the Road New York, an immigrant advocacy group.
Dec 1

Trump’s Immigration Policies Will Cost New York Taxpayers $447 Million

By Madina Toure
President Donald Trump walks to the Rose Garden on November 2, 2017.
Nov 2

Forgetting ISIS Is Online, Trump Calls for Immediate Immigration Reform

By Francesca Friday
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak at the podium as Senate and House Democrats to urge Congressional Republicans to stand up to President Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Oct 23

Schumer Hopes to Have DACA Deal by End of Year

By Madina Toure
Left to right: U.S. Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-Upper Manhattan), engaging in civil disobedience in support of DACA recipients near Trump Tower.
Sep 19

Latino Congressional Democrats Arrested Protesting DACA Suspension at Trump Tower

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses reporters following a press conference in Queens.
Sep 18

Cuomo Warns Dems to Have ‘Extreme Caution’ in DACA Deal With Trump

By Madina Toure
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis.
May 25

GOP Candidate for NYC Mayor Lays Out Her Vision for Immigration Policy

By Madina Toure
Pro-immigration workers rally in Jersey City.
May 1

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Pledge to Make NJ a Sanctuary State

By Alyana Alfaro
Staten Island Congressman Daniel Donovan.
Mar 18

NYC’s Sole GOP Congressman Backs Bills to Shield Undocumented Immigrants From Deportation

By Madina Toure
Did President Trump tell Congress what "priming the pump" meant as well?
Mar 1

New York’s Top Dems in Washington Rip Donald Trump’s Joint Session Speech

By Will Bredderman
President Obama (Photo by Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images)
Dec 29

Sanctuary City Mayors Urge Obama to Take Last-Minute Steps to Shield the Undocumented

By Will Bredderman
Public Advocate Letitia James and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito participated in the "March for Immigrant New York" today organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.
Dec 19

Immigrant Activists and Pols Tell Donald Trump That They’re ‘Here to Stay’

By Madina Toure
Bronx Assemblyman Marcos Crespo speaks in front of the City Hall steps.
Nov 16

NY Pols Urge Obama to Block Deportation of 800K Undocumented Youth Before He Leaves

By Madina Toure
Reva Gupta, senior policy advisor for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, discusses DACA at a media roundtable.
Sep 1

White House, Asian and Pacific Islander Advocates Assess DACA After Trump Speech

By Madina Toure
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito after touring immigration surge docket proceedings for unaccompanied minors.
Aug 29

NYC Council Speaker Calls on DHS to End Use of Private Immigration Detention Centers

By Jillian Jorgensen
Congressman Adriano Espaillat.
Jul 25

From Undocumented to Congress: Adriano Espaillat Needles Trump at DNC

By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito outside Trump Tower.
Jul 13

The City Council Analyzed How Much Trump’s Immigration Policies Would Cost NYC

By Jillian Jorgensen
Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Apr 13

NYC Council Speaker and Delores Huerta Bash Bernie Sanders as Anti-Latino

By Will Bredderman
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) participates in an internet live stream discussion about putting families first in developing immigration policy at his campaign office December 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. Sanders heard from 'Dreamers,' undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States by their parents when they were children, members of the immigrant LGBT community, and a former hunger striker, all of whom asked the senator to support immigration reform. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Dec 9

Cesar Vargas: Bernie Sanders Champions Immigration Reform, Not Hillary

By Michael Sainato and Chelsea Skojec
Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Richmond International Raceway October 14, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Oct 15

New York City Council Speaker Dedicates Immigration Speech to Donald Trump

By Jillian Jorgensen
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launches her campaign officially at a rally at Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, New York City, Saturday, June 13, 2015. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Sep 2

New York City Council Speaker Ready for Hillary Clinton as President

By Will Bredderman
Republican presidential candidates arrive on stage for the Republican presidential debate on August 6, 2015 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Aug 7

Eight Takeaways From the First Republican Presidential Debate

By Jillian Jorgensen
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