The New York Immigration Coalition, a state-wide member-led coalition of immigrant and refugee organizations, works to transform the lives of all New Yorkers by strengthening and building their members? power, organizing and educating their communities and the public, and using their collective voice to advocate for opportunity and justice.

As school social workers & counselors, we have seen the impact of ICE raids, fear-mongering, and more on our students, their families, and our communities.

The NYIC advocates for laws and policies to improve the lives of immigrants and all New Yorkers, particularly those that live in lower income communities. Their work spans a wide variety of policy areas, including, but not limited to:

• Low-cost immigration legal services;
• Immigrant access to vital health services;
• Immigration enforcement and incarceration reform;
• Strengthening immigrant language access;
• Immigrant workers rights; and
• Improving immigrant access to educational resources like Family Welcome Centers, English Language Learners classes, and academic scholarships.

https://www.nyic.org/