DiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to Snap Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food

DiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to Snap Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food

Editorial credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Rising Food Insecurity Statewide Will Only Get Worse Proposed federal changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest program helping households obtain food, would increase costs to state governments, limit eligibility and reduce the value of future benefits according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. […]

Mamdani Clinches Democratic Primary, Widening Lead Over Cuomo in Ranked Choice Tally

Mamdani Clinches Democratic Primary, Widening Lead Over Cuomo in Ranked Choice Tally

By Samantha Maldonado and Katie Honan, THE CITY | Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens) cemented his lead in the mayoral primary election, securing a majority of the vote after just two rounds of ranked choice tabulations, according to the Board of Elections Tuesday. The BOE first eliminated votes for write-in candidates, redistributing […]

DHS and DOJ Announce Streamlined Process for Fining Undocumented Immigrants

DHS and DOJ Announce Streamlined Process for Fining Undocumented Immigrants

Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on June 27 a new joint federal rule with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that will make it easier and more efficient to fine undocumented immigrants. The current process requires giving undocumented immigrants 30 days’ notice of the intent to fine […]

Homeland Security Announces End to TPS for Haiti, Prompting Outcry from New York Leaders

Homeland Security Announces End to TPS for Haiti, Prompting Outcry from New York Leaders

By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com Washington, D.C.: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Friday announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, a decision that has drawn swift and fierce backlash from elected officials and immigrant advocates, particularly in New York. The TPS designation for Haiti is […]

Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee “Anti-Harboring” Law that Criminalizes Providing Shelter to People who are Undocumented

Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee “Anti-Harboring” Law that Criminalizes Providing Shelter to People who are Undocumented

By American Immigration Council WASHINGTON, DC, June 23, 2025  — On June 20, a coalition including a religious organization and two individuals filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a newly enacted Tennessee law that criminalizes providing shelter to people who are undocumented, even when there is no intent to conceal them. The Institute for Constitutional […]

Supreme Court Weakens Nationwide Injunctions, Birthright Citizenship Debate Roils Legal Landscape

Supreme Court Weakens Nationwide Injunctions, Birthright Citizenship Debate Roils Legal Landscape

By Mary Campbell WASHINGTON, D.C: In a landmark ruling that narrows the power of the federal judiciary and leaves unresolved a critical constitutional issue, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday, June 27, that lower courts may no longer issue nationwide injunctions—decisions that had often blocked federal policies from taking effect nationwide. The case, Trump v. […]

USCIS Changing Text Alert Number Starting July 1: What You Need to Know

USCIS Changing Text Alert Number Starting July 1: What You Need to Know

By Staff Writer | Editorial credit: Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Starting July 1, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin sending text alerts from a new number: 872466 (which spells out USA-IMM for “U.S.A. Immigration”). The current number, 468-311 (GOV-311), will be discontinued. Why This Matters If you receive case […]