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✊Today, our members rallied at City Hall to support four @NYCCouncil bills that would protect NYC’s sanctuary city laws.
The NYPD’s collaboration with ICE agents last week during the Chinatown raid was blatant disregard for our sanctuary laws & New Yorkers won’t have it!
The NYPD’s collaboration with ICE agents last week during the Chinatown raid was blatant disregard for our sanctuary laws & New Yorkers won’t have it!
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
✊Today, our members rallied at City Hall to support four @NYCCouncil bills that would protect NYC’s sanctuary city laws.
The NYPD’s collaboration with ICE agents last week during the Chinatown raid was blatant disregard for our sanctuary laws & New Yorkers won’t have it!
The NYPD’s collaboration with ICE agents last week during the Chinatown raid was blatant disregard for our sanctuary laws & New Yorkers won’t have it!
On Nov. 26, we filed a Motion to reopen his old deportation case- a court order he was unaware of. With that, his deportation is automatically stayed.
🚨Please sign the petition to demand ICE #FreeAllan immediately so he can reunite with his husband and community: bit.ly/FreeAllan
🚨Please sign the petition to demand ICE #FreeAllan immediately so he can reunite with his husband and community: bit.ly/FreeAllan
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On Nov. 26, we filed a Motion to reopen his old deportation case- a court order he was unaware of. With that, his deportation is automatically stayed.
🚨Please sign the petition to demand ICE #FreeAllan immediately so he can reunite with his husband and community: bit.ly/FreeAllan
🚨Please sign the petition to demand ICE #FreeAllan immediately so he can reunite with his husband and community: bit.ly/FreeAllan
Allan is currently at a detention facility in NJ where ICE is not giving him all his prescribed medications at his scheduled times, which he takes for anxiety & depression.
On Nov. 26, we filed a Motion to reopen his old deportation case- a court order he was unaware of.
ACT NOW: bit.ly/FreeAllan
On Nov. 26, we filed a Motion to reopen his old deportation case- a court order he was unaware of.
ACT NOW: bit.ly/FreeAllan
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Allan is currently at a detention facility in NJ where ICE is not giving him all his prescribed medications at his scheduled times, which he takes for anxiety & depression.
On Nov. 26, we filed a Motion to reopen his old deportation case- a court order he was unaware of.
ACT NOW: bit.ly/FreeAllan
On Nov. 26, we filed a Motion to reopen his old deportation case- a court order he was unaware of.
ACT NOW: bit.ly/FreeAllan
🚨ACTION NEEDED: #FreeAllan immediately!
During the holiday season, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband Matthew following their marriage-based green card interview.
Allan has no criminal record.
Help us reunite them: bit.ly/FreeAllan
During the holiday season, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband Matthew following their marriage-based green card interview.
Allan has no criminal record.
Help us reunite them: bit.ly/FreeAllan
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🚨ACTION NEEDED: #FreeAllan immediately!
During the holiday season, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband Matthew following their marriage-based green card interview.
Allan has no criminal record.
Help us reunite them: bit.ly/FreeAllan
During the holiday season, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband Matthew following their marriage-based green card interview.
Allan has no criminal record.
Help us reunite them: bit.ly/FreeAllan
Allan, our legal client, should be with his husband Matthew during this holiday season. Instead, he’s being kept in a NJ detention center.
Additionally, ICE is not giving Allan all of his prescribed medications at his scheduled times.
Help us reunite them. Sign the petition at bit.ly/FreeAllan.
Additionally, ICE is not giving Allan all of his prescribed medications at his scheduled times.
Help us reunite them. Sign the petition at bit.ly/FreeAllan.
December 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Allan, our legal client, should be with his husband Matthew during this holiday season. Instead, he’s being kept in a NJ detention center.
Additionally, ICE is not giving Allan all of his prescribed medications at his scheduled times.
Help us reunite them. Sign the petition at bit.ly/FreeAllan.
Additionally, ICE is not giving Allan all of his prescribed medications at his scheduled times.
Help us reunite them. Sign the petition at bit.ly/FreeAllan.
In response to ICE raids yesterday in Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island in which immigrant New Yorkers were targeted and detained by federal officials, Natalia Aristizabal, our Deputy Director, issued the following statement on behalf of our 29,000 members.
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In response to ICE raids yesterday in Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island in which immigrant New Yorkers were targeted and detained by federal officials, Natalia Aristizabal, our Deputy Director, issued the following statement on behalf of our 29,000 members.
Int. 431-A already has 32 co-sponsors alongside a broad coalition of stakeholders who are pushing for this bill to pass before the end of session.
☎️ Call your councilmember & urge them to pass this VITAL bill to protect the street vendors that make our city vibrant!
☎️ Call your councilmember & urge them to pass this VITAL bill to protect the street vendors that make our city vibrant!
December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Int. 431-A already has 32 co-sponsors alongside a broad coalition of stakeholders who are pushing for this bill to pass before the end of session.
☎️ Call your councilmember & urge them to pass this VITAL bill to protect the street vendors that make our city vibrant!
☎️ Call your councilmember & urge them to pass this VITAL bill to protect the street vendors that make our city vibrant!
🛒The new version of Int.431-A would balance street vending incentives with enforcement which, among other benefits for street vendors, allows issuing licenses to bring existing vendors into the regulatory system.
See why our member Sonia joined the rally today. ⬇️
See why our member Sonia joined the rally today. ⬇️
December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🛒The new version of Int.431-A would balance street vending incentives with enforcement which, among other benefits for street vendors, allows issuing licenses to bring existing vendors into the regulatory system.
See why our member Sonia joined the rally today. ⬇️
See why our member Sonia joined the rally today. ⬇️
✊Today, we’re joining street vendors, advocates & elected officials in front of City Hall to support @cmpisanchez.bsky.social’s amended version of bill Int. 431-A, which reforms NYC’s street vending system.
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
✊Today, we’re joining street vendors, advocates & elected officials in front of City Hall to support @cmpisanchez.bsky.social’s amended version of bill Int. 431-A, which reforms NYC’s street vending system.
Allan has no criminal record & is immediately eligible to get a green card through his US citizen husband. Instead, he's at an NJ detention center & ICE is not giving Allan all of his prescribed medications at his scheduled times.
Help us reunite Allan & Matthew. Sign the petition: bit.ly/FreeAllan
Help us reunite Allan & Matthew. Sign the petition: bit.ly/FreeAllan
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Allan has no criminal record & is immediately eligible to get a green card through his US citizen husband. Instead, he's at an NJ detention center & ICE is not giving Allan all of his prescribed medications at his scheduled times.
Help us reunite Allan & Matthew. Sign the petition: bit.ly/FreeAllan
Help us reunite Allan & Matthew. Sign the petition: bit.ly/FreeAllan
🚨ACTON NEEDED: We demand that ICE #FreeAllan!
On Monday, November 24th, just days before families across the country gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband following their marriage-based green card interview.
On Monday, November 24th, just days before families across the country gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband following their marriage-based green card interview.
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨ACTON NEEDED: We demand that ICE #FreeAllan!
On Monday, November 24th, just days before families across the country gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband following their marriage-based green card interview.
On Monday, November 24th, just days before families across the country gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband following their marriage-based green card interview.
Carlos was unlawfully detained while attending a court hearing on his asylum case at 26 Federal Plaza, and our lawyers won his release.
Helps us to not just reunite families like Carlos’, but to fight back against these cruel policies by making a donation to support our work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY.
Helps us to not just reunite families like Carlos’, but to fight back against these cruel policies by making a donation to support our work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY.
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Carlos was unlawfully detained while attending a court hearing on his asylum case at 26 Federal Plaza, and our lawyers won his release.
Helps us to not just reunite families like Carlos’, but to fight back against these cruel policies by making a donation to support our work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY.
Helps us to not just reunite families like Carlos’, but to fight back against these cruel policies by making a donation to support our work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY.
✊Just this year we’ve been involved in 9 lawsuits fighting back against aggressive immigration enforcement, and secured preliminary relief on the barbaric detention conditions at 26 Federal Plaza.
We were built for this moment. Help us raise $25,000 to sustain this work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY
We were built for this moment. Help us raise $25,000 to sustain this work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
✊Just this year we’ve been involved in 9 lawsuits fighting back against aggressive immigration enforcement, and secured preliminary relief on the barbaric detention conditions at 26 Federal Plaza.
We were built for this moment. Help us raise $25,000 to sustain this work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY
We were built for this moment. Help us raise $25,000 to sustain this work: bit.ly/GiveMRNY
NY just became the first state in the nation to eliminate co-pays for maintenance & emergency inhalers!
We thank bill sponsors, Sen. Rivera + AM @votejgr.bsky.social for their tremendous work in passing this bill.
No one should choose between buying medicine & other everyday essentials!
We thank bill sponsors, Sen. Rivera + AM @votejgr.bsky.social for their tremendous work in passing this bill.
No one should choose between buying medicine & other everyday essentials!
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NY just became the first state in the nation to eliminate co-pays for maintenance & emergency inhalers!
We thank bill sponsors, Sen. Rivera + AM @votejgr.bsky.social for their tremendous work in passing this bill.
No one should choose between buying medicine & other everyday essentials!
We thank bill sponsors, Sen. Rivera + AM @votejgr.bsky.social for their tremendous work in passing this bill.
No one should choose between buying medicine & other everyday essentials!
Please join us in celebrating their appointments. Onward to a future where all New Yorkers can thrive!
¡Sí se puede!
¡Sí se puede!
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Please join us in celebrating their appointments. Onward to a future where all New Yorkers can thrive!
¡Sí se puede!
¡Sí se puede!
We’re beyond proud and honored that our leaders have been selected to help deliver real wins for immigrant and working-class New Yorkers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We’re beyond proud and honored that our leaders have been selected to help deliver real wins for immigrant and working-class New Yorkers.
Yesterday, Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social appointed more than 400 New Yorkers to 17 Transition Committees — a powerful team that will shape the personnel and policy vision of the incoming administration.
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yesterday, Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social appointed more than 400 New Yorkers to 17 Transition Committees — a powerful team that will shape the personnel and policy vision of the incoming administration.
As #GivingTuesday approaches, consider making a meaningful gift to support our work in immigrant & working-class communities: bit.ly/GiveMRNY
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
As #GivingTuesday approaches, consider making a meaningful gift to support our work in immigrant & working-class communities: bit.ly/GiveMRNY
🫂All families deserve to gather in safety and joy this holiday season. Unfortunately, many immigrant families will be missing loved ones from their tables.
Our legal team has been on the frontlines this year, doing the difficult work to reunite families and stop unjust immigration policies.
Our legal team has been on the frontlines this year, doing the difficult work to reunite families and stop unjust immigration policies.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🫂All families deserve to gather in safety and joy this holiday season. Unfortunately, many immigrant families will be missing loved ones from their tables.
Our legal team has been on the frontlines this year, doing the difficult work to reunite families and stop unjust immigration policies.
Our legal team has been on the frontlines this year, doing the difficult work to reunite families and stop unjust immigration policies.
🥗 Volunteer at our Food Pantry!
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🥗 Volunteer at our Food Pantry!
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
❄️Let it snow… raffles!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
❄️Let it snow… raffles!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
The Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) helps people safely attend NY state & city courts without fearing an ICE arrest.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) helps people safely attend NY state & city courts without fearing an ICE arrest.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
💊🛒No one should have to choose between medicine or groceries.
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
💊🛒No one should have to choose between medicine or groceries.
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
✊VICTORY! We applaud the dismissal of the Trump Administration’s lawsuit challenging New York’s Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) and two executive orders that safeguard immigrant communities.
Read our statement.⬇️
Read our statement.⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
✊VICTORY! We applaud the dismissal of the Trump Administration’s lawsuit challenging New York’s Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) and two executive orders that safeguard immigrant communities.
Read our statement.⬇️
Read our statement.⬇️