A.G. Underwood leads initiative to protect Dreamers and preserve DACA
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood – leading a coalition of 20 Attorneys General – filed an amicus brief seeking to protect Deferred…
Statement from Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood on Trump’s travel ban decision
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision today regarding the Trump administration’s travel ban: “President…
Schneiderman files suit to block citizenship question from 2020 Census
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman – leading a coalition of 18 Attorneys General and six cities and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of…
Daemen College to host panel exploring impact of immigration policies in WNY
STAFF REPORTS AMHERST, N.Y. — Buffalo area refugees will share their personal perspective in a panel discussion with local experts on the impact current refugee and immigration policies are having…
Schneiderman releases video testimonials from NY Dreamers
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK — As Washington refuses to act to protect DACA grantees, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today released new videos featuring New York Dreamers whose…
Schneiderman issues statement on DACA ruling
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK – Today, a federal judge granted Attorney General Schneiderman and his fellow Attorneys General’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block President Trump’s rescission of DACA.…
California man pleads guilty to his role in illegal immigration scheme
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Marguin Sanchez, 23, of California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to employ unlawful aliens before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a…
Rochester brother and sister plead guilty to harboring undocumented restaurant workers
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — J. Guadalupe Hernandez, 33, and his sister, Felisita Hernandez, 32, both of Farmington, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens, harboring an illegal alien,…
Schneiderman leads new brief in travel ban case
STAFF REPORTS New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, leading a coalition of sixteen Attorneys General, filed a new amicus brief in the Hawaii travel ban litigation, opposing the Trump administration’s…
Mexican woman sentenced for improperly using another’s passport
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Maricela De La Torre Valadez, 49, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to using improperly another individual’s passport and was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Judge…