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2026
October
October 15, 2026
Statement from MOIA Commissioner Faiza N. Ali on Federal Court Dismissing Lawsuit Against New York City’s Sanctuary Laws
October 9, 2026
Statement from MOIA Commissioner Faiza N. Ali on ICE Shooting in Marble Hill
September
September 10, 2026
On First Day of New School Year, NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Shares Resources for Immigrant Families and Students
August
August 11, 2026
Joint Statement from Mayor's Office for International Affairs and Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs on Earthquake in Colombia
August 4, 2026
NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Launches New Campaign Highlighting Immigration Legal Support Hotline
July
July 9, 2026
SBS. MOIA Launch New "Know Your Rights" Campaign for Street Vendors
July 5, 2026
Statement from The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs on the passing of Lobsang Palden
June
June 26, 2026
Statement from the New York City Mayor's Office for International and Immigrant Affairs on Venezuelan Earthquake
June 11, 2026
"Newest New Yorkers" Report Highlights New York City's Immigrant Communities
June 10, 2026
Mayor Mamdani Launches Workers', Immigrants' Rights Blitz of Yellow and Red Cards Ahead of World Cup
May
April
April 16, 2026
Statement From MOIA Commissioner Faiza N. Ali on Yemen TPS
April 13, 2026
Moia Commissioner Faiza N. Ali Kicks Off Immigrant Heritage Week with "Immigrants Power New York" Campaign
March
March 26, 2026
Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Holds Discussion on Office Priorities and Intiatives Under the New Administration
March 16, 2026
NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Releases Report on the City's Immigrant Population and Initiatives of the Office
February
February 17, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces Commissioners for International Affairs and Immigrant Affairs
More languages
Arabic - العمدة زهران ممداني يعلن عن تعيين مفوضتي الشؤون الدولية وشؤون المهاجرين
Simplified Chinese - 纽约市市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼宣布国际事务和移民事务专员任命
Haitian Creole - Majistra Zohran Mamdani anonse Komisyonè pou Biwo Afè Entènasyonal ak Afè Imigran
Polish - Burmistrz Zohran Mamdani mianuje Komisarzy do Spraw Międzynarodowych i do Spraw Imigrantów
Urdu - میئر زوہران ممدانی نے امورِ بین الاقوامی اور امورِ تارکینِ وطن کے کمشنر کا اعلان کر دیا
February 17, 2026
Manuel Castro Releases Statement as he Concludes his Time as Commissioner at NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
January
January 21, 2026
NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Issues a Statement on the Federal Administration's Decision to End Haitian Temporary Protected Status
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2025
2025
December
November
November 18, 2025
City Officials Host Roundtable Discussion on Supporting the Mental Health of Immigrant Communities
October
October 2, 2025
City Officials Host Roundtable Discussion on City Resources Available For Jobseekers And Small Business Owners In Immigrant Communities
August
August 13, 2025
New York City Officials Host Back to School Roundtable Discussion To Support Immigrant Families
July
July 23, 2025
New York City Officials Host Emergencies and Immigrants Roundtable Discussion on Extreme Heat and Water Safety
July 22, 2025
NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Launches Largest Immigrant Legal Services and Community Support Network
June
May
April
April 18, 2025
New York City Officials Host Roundtable Discussion on Immigrant Health Rights and Know Your Rights Efforts
April 14, 2025
Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Kicks Off Immigrant Heritage Week with Campaign "NYC: Built by Generations of Immigrants."
April 7, 2025
NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Invests Over 630k in Know Your Rights Effort for Immigrant New Yorkers
March
2024
December
December 20, 2024
In 2024, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Delivered Critical Resources to Immigrant Communities
December 10, 2024
City Hosted an Immigrant Media Roundtable to Help Immigrant Businesses Avoid Federal Fines and Unnecessary Fees as the End-of-Year Deadline Nears
December 5, 2024
New York City Hosts National Convening of Cities Focused on Immigrant Inclusive Policies
September
September 25, 2024
City Announces Partnership with Historic Settlement Houses in Support of Newly Arrived Immigrant New Yorkers
September 18, 2024
Statement From Commissioner Castro On The Racist And Xenophobic Narrative Circulating About Haitian Immigrants In Springfield, Ohio.
September 18, 2024
Deklarasyon Komisyonè Castro Sou Naratif Rasis Ak Ksenofob K Ap Sikile Sou Imigran Ayisyen Nan Springfield, Ohio.
August
August 29, 2024
City Joins Faith Leaders to Distribute Over 5,000 Backpacks to Newly Arrived Families with Children
August 8, 2024
City Issues Request For Proposals For Immigrant Legal Support Centers
July
July 26, 2024
City Hosted Immigrant Media Roundtable in Beating the Heat and Water Safety
June
June 27, 2024
City Agencies Hosted 'Beat the Heat' Immigrant Media Roundtable
May
May 24, 2024
Mayor Adams, Bipartisan Coalition of 40 Other Mayors Renew Call for Work Authorization for Immigrants
May 1, 2024
Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Hosts an Immigrant Media Roundtable for May Day
April
April 16, 2024
Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Kicks Off Immigrant Heritage Week With Campaign "Celebrating the City of Immigrants"
March
March 28, 2024
City Hosts an Immigrant Media Roundtable for Women's History Month
March 27, 2024
Mayor's Office Of Immigrant Affairs Launches English Learning And Support Centers In Immigrant Dense Neighborhoods
February
February 14, 2024
MOIA Hosted An Immigrant Media Roundtable on Summer Youth Opportunities, Adult Literacy Programs And Enrollment Dealines
February 7, 2024
MOIA Joined NYC Health + Hospitals & The Mayor's Public Engagement Unit for an Immigrant Media Roundtable to Announce NYC Care Reaching 125,000 Members
January
January 30, 2024
Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and NYC Emergency Management Host Immigrant Media Roundtable on NotifyNYC
2023
December
December 21, 2023
Mayor's Office Of Immigrant Affairs Delivers Key Resources To Immigrant Communities
December 5, 2023
New York City Concludes National Convening Of U.S. Cities And Counties In Support Of Immigrant Inclusion
December 4, 2023
New York City Hosts Eighth Annual "Cities for Action" Convening Focused on National Asylum Seeker Response
December 4, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs' C4A Convening
December 4, 2023
Transcript: Commissioner Manuel Castro, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, Appears on NY1's "Inside City Hall"
November
November 14, 2023
MOIA + SBS Hosted Immigrant Media Roundtable On New Resources For Immigrant Entrepreneurs And Jobseekers
October
September
September 21, 2023
NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Releases Report on the City's Immigran Population and Initiatives of the Office in 2022
August
August 10, 2023
NYC Announces the Creation of the Asylum Seeker Legal Assistance Network, Investing $5 Million in its Efforts
June
June 29, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Flag-Raising Ceremony for Kenya
June 28, 2023
Mayor Adams Extends Contracts for 11 Asylum Seeker Resource Satellite Sites Across NYC
June 27, 2023
MOIA + SBS Hosts An Immigrant Media Roundtable, Highlighting Guide For Immigrant Entrepreneurs
June 21, 2023
Transcript: Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom to Hold Briefing on Asylum Seeker Crisis
June 20, 2023
Mayor Adams Announces Asylum Application Help Center
May
May 24, 2023
Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services Anne Williams-Isom Holds Briefing on Asylum Seeker Crisis
April
April 17, 2023
The Mayor's Office Of Immigrant Affairs Kicks Off "We Love Immigrant NYC" Campaign On Immigrant Heritage Week
March
March 30, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Flag-Raising Ceremony for Bangladesh
March 16, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Flag Raising Ceremony for Ireland
March 7, 2023
Mayor Adams Releases "The Road Forward," New Blueprint to Handle Asylum Seeker Crisis Moving Forward
February
February 27, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Renaming of Dyckman Plaza to Quisqueya Plaza
February 22, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Flag Raising Ceremony for Saint Lucia
February 21, 2023
Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Releases Immigrant Resource Road Map in Over 50 Languages
January
January 22, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Rallies for Federal Support to Help Serve Asylum Seekers
January 18, 2023
City Announces Naming of Immigrant Heritage Plaza
January 15, 2023
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Holds Media Availability on Trip to El Paso
2022
December
December 12, 2022
Mayor's Office Of Immigrant Affairs Hosts A Community And Ethnic Media Roundtable On Asylum Seeker Satellite Sites
November
November 30, 2022
Mayor Adams Announces Opening of Satellite Asylum Seeker Resource Navigation Sites to Support Newly Arriving Asylum Seekers
October
October 25, 2022
Mayor's Office Of Immigrant Affairs Awards Over $400,000 to Conduct Immigrant Rights Workshops
September
September 19, 2022
Declaración Del Alcalde Adams Sobre La Trágica Muerte De Un Solicitante De Asilo
Mayor Adams' Statement on Tragic Death of Asylum Seeker Yesterday
September 15, 2022
Mayor Adams, NYCEM, MOIA Open Resource Navigation Center to Support Newly Arrived Individuals and Families Seeking Asylum
August
August 19, 2022
Adams Administration Announces 'Project Open Arms,' Comprehensive Support Plan to Meet Educational Needs of Families Seeking Asylum
August 12, 2022
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks at Pakistani Flag Raising
August 11, 2022
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks and Raises Dominican Flag
August 1, 2022
Mayor Adams Announces Emergency Procurement Declaration to Rapidly Procure Shelter, Services for Asylum Seekers
July
July 28, 2022
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks and Raises Peruvian Flag
July 21, 2022
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Provides Update on Asylum Seekers
July 20, 2022
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks and Raises Flag for Colombian Independence Day
July 19, 2022
Mayor Adams Calls for Federal Resources to Assist with Arriving Asylum Seekers
June
June 29, 2022
City Hosted First In Person Roundtable on Resources Available for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
June 16, 2022
Mayor Adams and Commissioner Castro Announce Additional Funding to Support Newly Arrived Haitian New Yorkers
May
May 2, 2022
Mayor Adams Kicks Off Campaign to Highlight IDNYC Expansion of Benefits
April
April 18, 2022
Vaccine Outreach Program Reaches 50K Immigrant New Yorkers
March
March 28, 2022
Statement from New York City Commissioners on Health Coverage for All
March 24, 2022
Statement from Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Manuel Castro on Welcoming 100,000 Ukrainians Fleeing the Crisis to the U.S.
March 16, 2022
Statement from Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Manuel Castro on Restoring Our Asylum System by Ending Title 42
March 4, 2022
Statement from Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Castro on Immigration Relief Extension to Ukrainians
March 1, 2022
Statement From Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Manuel Castro on Extended Humanitarian Relief for Ukraine
January
January 31, 2022
Statement from Commissioner Castro on Non-Cooperation with ICE Laws and Policies
2021
December
December 22, 2021
City Announces $1.5 Million in Funding to Help Newly Arrived Haitian New Yorkers
December 15, 2021
Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Can Now Use DOC Information to Help Obtain IDNYC Cards
November
November 1, 2021
City Announces Fall Citizenship Drive to Provide Application Assistance and Resources for Immigrant New Yorkers
October
October 28, 2021
NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Releases New Analysis of NYC's Hispanic and Latinx Immigrant Population
October 20, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Raquel Batista on Pathway to Citizenship
September
September 23, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Raquel Batista on Mistreatment and Deportations of Haitian Migrants
August
August 31, 2021
Cities for Action Leaders call on Biden Administration to Protect Immigrants from 15 countries using Temporary Protected Status
August 12, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Raquel Batista on the Senate's Passage of a Budget Resolution that Includes a Pathway to Citizenship
July
July 19, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Raquel Batista on the Texas v. U.S. Ruling on the Future of DACA
June
June 15, 2021
Mayor de Blasio Appoints Raquel Batista as Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
April
April 29, 2021
Mayor de Blasio and Officials Applaud the Department of Justice for Ending Grant Limitations on "Sanctuary Cities"
Bitta Mostofi Announces Departure from de Blasio Administration
March
March 19, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on the House of Representatives' Passage of the American Dream & Promise Act
March 18, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act
March 5, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on the American Dream and Promise Act
February
February 25, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on Introduction of New Deal for New Americans Act
February 18, 2021
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on Introduction of U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
January
January 19, 2021
Cities for Action Issues Immigration Policy Priorities for the Biden-Harris Administration and the 117th Congress
2020
December
December 16, 2020
Cities for Action Holds Nationwide Convening to Establish Coalition Priorities During the Biden-Harris Administration
December 11, 2020
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on Reinstatement of DACA and Extension of TPS
November
September
September 23, 2020
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on the Public Charge Rule / Release of USCIS Guidance
September 16, 2020
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision on Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
September 14, 2020
Statement from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi on Second Circuit Court's Decision on the 'Public Charge' Rule
July
July 13, 2020
City of New York Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Harvard, MIT Against U.S. Department of Homeland Security
June
April
April 16, 2020
Mayor de Blasio Announces New York City COVID-19 Immigrant Emergency Relief Program with Open Society Foundations
February
February 26, 2020
Statement from Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Mostofi on Byrne JAG Decision in Federal Appeals Court
January
January 27, 2020
Statements from Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Mostofi on Supreme Court Decision on Public Charge Rule
2019
December
October
October 29, 2019
De Blasio Administration Announces New IDNYC Program Benefits Ahead of Five Year Anniversary
October 11, 2019
Statements from Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Mostofi on Court Injunction Halting Public Charge Rule
October 8, 2019
De Blasio Administration Joins Amicus Brief Supporting DACA in Advance of Supreme Court Arguments
September
September 26, 2019
MOIA & ONA Announce $1 Million Investment In Rapid Response Legal Services for Immigrants Facing Imminent Deportation
September 10, 2019
New York City Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration Over Public Charge Rule
August
August 12, 2019
Statements from Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Mostofi on Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
July
July 23, 2019
MOIA & DSS to Launch IDNYC Online Renewal Platform
April
April 15, 2019
City Announces Immigrant Heritage Week 2019, "Immigrant New York: Weaving A Tapestry of Us"
March
February
February 25, 2019
City Enters Litigation Against Board Of Elections To Make Voting Easier For Limited English Proficient New Yorkers
January
January 15, 2019
On Its Fourth Birthday, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady McCray Announce IDNYC Adds Third Gender Designation