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We are Bound by our Humanity

Dear fellow human beings,

We have a friend who addresses her messages with “Hello Beautiful People”, always bringing a smile to the recipient. This year, more than ever, we are bound by our humanity in ways never- before recorded in our collective memory.

A microbe unleashed by human incursions into the natural world found a ready host among us beautiful people. The simultaneous suffering and loss of millions of people around Planet Earth has taken us by surprise. Too late for many, we looked back at what should have been done to arrest this virus, and now apply the best of scientific practice and endeavor to produce tools to fight COVID-19. The first two vaccines to receive FDA EUA are rolling out. There is light.

FREE COVID-19 testing at African Services Committee

In addition to offering free and confidential testing for HIV, viral hepatitis, blood glucose, blood pressure, TB, and STIs to walk-in clients throughout the week at ASC’s Testing Center, ASC now conducts free COVID-19 (antigen) tests for the uninsured—along with all of our other free health testing services — at our headquarters in Harlem.

All are welcome to stop by Monday to Friday from 11 am to 4 pm to get tested. And if you aren’t in the neighborhood there are FREE COVID-19 tests all around NYC everyday, and all you have to do is get one!

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Text 'COVID TEST' to 855-48 or go to nyc.gov/covidtest

U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Injunction on Public Charge

On Jan. 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit judges denied the Trump Administration's request to lift our and the New York State Attorney General’s Public Charge preliminary injunction. In other words, for now, our lawsuit will remain the only shield protecting millions of immigrant families nationwide from the Administration's brutal Public Charge revised regulation.

Thanks to all who stood with us to Protect Immigrant Families at the hearing, to the Center for Constitutional Rights, Legal Aid Society, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, for their representation, and fellow plaintiffs Make the Road New York, Asian American Federation, Catholic Charities Community Services, and Catholic Legal Immigration Network (“CLINIC”).

African Services Committee Joins in Filing of New ‘Public Charge’ Lawsuit Over Proposed Immigration Rule

‘Public Charge’ Rule Devastating to Immigrants and Families

New York, New York, Aug. 27, 2019: African Services Committee strongly condemns the administration’s “public charge” rule published Aug. 14, 2019 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and stands in solidarity with immigrant families and allies across the country, as we fight the finalized rule’s expanded provisions scheduled for publication Oct. 15, 2019.

African Services Committee joined other non profit and advocacy organizations in a lawsuit filed Aug. 27 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) seeking to block the Trump administration’s proposed “public charge” rule before it takes effect on October 15, 2019. The organizations, Make the Road New York, African Services Committee, Asian American Federation, Catholic Charities Community Services, and Catholic Legal Immigration Network ("CLINIC"), are represented by The Legal Aid Society, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. If the rule takes effect, it will vastly expand the government’s ability to deny permanent status to immigrants who have relied on certain public benefits. This litigation seeks a permanent injunction to block rule from taking effect, and marks one of many lawsuits to be filed across the nation.

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News and Updates

President Biden Launches Historic Plan to Restore, Expand Rights of Immigrants

The sweeping U.S. Citizenship Act would extend legal status and citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants.

In the first hours of his presidency, Joe Biden unveiled one of the most ambitious immigration plans in U.S. history. President Biden has launched an historic plan to restore and expand the rights of immigrants by introducing the U.S. Citizenship Act, which would extend legal status and citizenship to 11 undocumented immigrants. He's also announced the repeal of the Muslim Ban, the fortification of DACA, the suspension of border wall construction, and the restoration of protections for Liberians DED.

Plus, "the bill further recognizes America as a nation of immigrants by changing the word “alien” to “noncitizen” in our immigration laws."

More here.

ASC Combats Rapid Rise in NYC COVID-19 Cases

The number of new COVID19 cases in NYC has been rising rapidly and is now at a level we have not seen since April. People with underlying health conditions, as well as those who live or care for such people, should take increased precautions. Learn more here.

In addition to offering free and confidential testing for HIV, viral hepatitis, blood glucose, blood pressure, TB, and STIs to walk-in clients throughout the week at ASC’s Testing Center, ASC conducts free COVID-19 PCR tests for the uninsured —along with all of our other free health testing services from our headquarters in Harlem.

All are welcome to stop by Monday to Friday from 11 am to 4 pm to get tested.