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Will you join us in Washington D.C to march for immigrants, and the future of this country?

On Monday, April 18th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the landmark U.S. v. Texas case that will determine the fate of President Obama's administrative relief, which would help five million immigrants across the nation be protected from deportation and allow them to work legally. Over 250,000 eligible immigrant New Yorkers have waited for more than a year for this sorely-needed relief.

On April 18th, thousands of immigrants across the nation will converge on Washington, DC to demand justice and lift the injunction on administrative relief. Help us make sure New York shows up loud and proud!

You can help in two ways:

Reserve a seat on a Bus! Join hundreds of New Yorkers by clicking here to reserve a seat and call on the highest court of the land to end the politically motivated delays to immigration relief. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ready-to-make-history-join-the-new-york-delegation-to-the-supreme-court-tickets-22804257147)
Sponsor a Rider! Can't join us? A donation of $50 will ensure a seat for a directly affected community member to join the national day of action. Click here to make your donation!
Click here to find out more information on how you can help!   

Please note: If you cannot afford the $10 fee per seat, please contact cpinto@nyic.org with Subject Line: April 18 Scholarship.

Want to learn more? See the timeline below.

How We Got Here

In November 2014, President Obama announced he would take executive action to provide administrative relief for immigrants, including Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). These two initiatives would 5 million immigrants to come forward and apply for protection from deportation and a work permit keeping millions of families together.
 
In December 2014, Texas and 25 other states filed a lawsuit challenging DAPA and expanded DACA in a federal district court in Texas.
 
In February 2015, the federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction that halted the implementation of DAPA and expanded DACA. The Obama administration quickly appealed the injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.
 
On November 9, 2015, a Fifth Circuit panel issued a decision that affirms the Texas federal district court's order that blocks DAPA and expanded DACA from being implemented.
 
On November 20, 2015 the Department of Justice filed its petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court.
 
On January 19, 2016, the Supreme Court granted certioriari, putting the case on its docket.

then join a counter-march.

Not sure I want to support illegal immigrants.

In content of the 1986 amnesty by Regan, O'neill and Kennedy:

“In 1986 Senator Kennedy said, ‘This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens.  We will secure the borders henceforth.  We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this.’


Fast forward, same issue just now the numbers are b/t 11 and 20 million depending on whom you trust. So we trusted our federal govt and within 30 years the problem grew by a 11 or 20X

DSS, nah too busy working paying Federal taxes illegals avoid unless they stole a SS # in which case they are a felon.

Although wouldnt mind seeing the cherry bloosoms in DS hear they are nice this time of year

jeanette, Sorry to hear that is an admin. nightmare. Hopefully the person who did it was fully prosecuted under the laws as they currently stand, which to my point, is the direct opposite of the below.