What a week. This is Sinny Feliz and Eduardo Garcia, interns at the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights (NMCIR), reaching out to all DACA recipients who filled out their DACA applications through our organization. As you may or may not be aware, the current administration had a lot to say about the future of DACA on […]
Martin’s Story: A Reason to Rally / La Historia de Martin: Una Razón para Luchar
Maria’s father, Martin Martinez, was recently detained and will be deported any second. Mr. Martinez, a grandfather and father with two US citizen adult children, has been living in New York with his family for over 30 years. A few days ago, Martin was taken into custody by ICE–he was not even allowed to say goodbye to his family. […]
Action Alert: Sunday, April 23 / Alerta de Accion: Domingo 23 de Abril
NMCIR and our community invite you to join us in marching to demand an end to detention and deportation, collaboration between ICE and local police, the separation of families, and the countless violations immigrants are forced to endure. This is an opportunity to unite Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood to stand together with love and […]
March with Mauricio / Marcha con Mauricio
Dear Friends, Our client, Mauricio, is a 62 year old legal permanent resident who migrated from Honduras over 40 years ago. He is now facing the threat of deportation for failing to pay his subway fare during a short period in his life when he was looking for work. Our present immigration laws place […]
Keeping Our Promise / Cumpliendo Nuestra Promesa
Dear Friends, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year! As we reflect on the work of Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights this past year, and prepare our staff and community for the uncertainty of this new year, one thing is certain: We must begin to have tough and honest conversations. This […]