IN THE NEWS TODAY
Monday, September 14, 2026
FEDERAL POLICY & COURTS
DOJ Drops Supreme Court Appeal in Immigrant Detention Case
The Supreme Court dismissed Genalo v. Black, a New York-origin case concerning prolonged mandatory immigration detention, after the parties agreed the dispute had become moot following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pardon of respondent Keisy Guerrero Mariano; the dismissal leaves intact the Second Circuit precedent governing New York that prolonged detention can trigger a constitutional right to an individualized bond hearing.
Federal judge sets aside DHS rule ending automatic EAD extensions for seven H-4 spouses
A federal judge in California granted preliminary relief to seven H-4 spouses of H-1B workers, setting aside DHS’s 2025 elimination of automatic employment-authorization extensions as applied to those plaintiffs after finding that lapses in their ability to work could cause irreparable career and financial harm.
NEW YORK
Schools prepare for immigration enforcement as families confront fear
School districts across Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga and Rensselaer counties are training staff and preparing families for possible immigration-enforcement encounters while educators report that fear is affecting immigrant students’ mental health, family participation in school activities and willingness to access basic supports; notably, Albany International Academy reports that student attendance has remained steady or improved despite those pressures.
The story reports that more than a dozen Capital Region districts are relying on New York State guidance affirming students’ right to education regardless of immigration status and outlining protections for student records and procedures when a caregiver is detained.
RESEARCH & DATA
2026 Annual Report — New York State Assembly Task Force on New Americans
The Assembly Task Force on New Americans’ 2026 Annual Report provides a statewide profile of New York’s 4.62 million immigrant residents—23.3% of the state population—and reviews major 2026 legislative and budget actions, including $74.2 million for immigrant legal services, $7 million for refugee services, and $2.6 million for language access, while outlining future priorities involving legal representation, professional licensing, health care, housing, education, child care and public benefits.
For the basic report information, I would highlight:
Issued: By the New York State Assembly Task Force on New Americans, chaired by Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest. The Task Force describes its mission as advancing policies and structural changes that support the social, economic and political integration of New York’s immigrant population.
Data: Statewide demographic figures rely primarily on the 2024 ACS one-year estimates, while NYC, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Central New York and Western New York regional profiles use 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimates.
Key statewide figures: 4,621,382 immigrant residents; 23.3% of New York’s population; 72% working age; 316,500 immigrant entrepreneurs; $31.3 billion in state and local taxes and $43.5 billion in federal taxes paid by New York immigrants; and 310,393 pending immigration cases.
IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION FACT OF THE DAY
European-born New Yorkers had a median age of 56.1 years in 2021—more than 16 years older than New Yorkers overall.
IIIRP’s Data Gateway reports a median age of 56.1 for New York’s 701,572 European-born residents, compared with 39.8 years for the statewide population, highlighting aging as an important dimension of immigrant-integration policy involving health care, housing, retirement security and supportive services.
Source: IIIRP Data Gateway | U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2021, 1-year Selected Population Profiles