New York, NY (October 26, 2020)–Following a party-line vote of 52 to 48 late this evening, Congress nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United State (SCOTUS). The Trump administration will hold a swearing-in ceremony at the White House later tonight for Judge Barrett. The addition of Judge Barrett will give conservatives six of the court’s nine seats. During her three years on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, Judge Barrett ruled in favor of several of the President’s immigration policies, including voting to uphold the change to the public charge rule.
Following the US Senate’s vote to nominate Judge Barrett, Murad Awawdeh and Rovika Rajkishun, Interim Co-Executive Directors of NYIC Action, issued the following statement.
“For three years, Judge Barrett fought the advancement of immigrant rights by zealously upholding Trump’s extreme right-wing anti-immigrant agenda at the judicial level. With her undemocratic nomination to the highest court in the last eight days before a national election, the stakes for immigrant communities and all New Yorkers could not be any higher. As the White House celebrates its end-run around the American people's will, we are mobilizing our communities and allies to ensure today is the last time the Trump administration and the GOP can bully their way to victory on any issue. Starting next week, every Republican up and down the ballot will hear our voices as absentee ballots and election night returns are counted. Together we will build a country where our leaders act in our interest and where we count on each other and where everyone counts.”
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