A Message from NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Bitta Mostofi

My Fellow New Yorkers, Writing this column has been bittersweet. I am leaving the de Blasio administration after seven years working with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and three years leading the agency as commissioner. Before and during … Read More

NYC Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Bitta Mostofi will leave the De Blasio Administration in May

The New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Bitta Mostofi announced on April 29, 2021 her plans to depart from the de Blasio administration, effective in early May. Commissioner Mostofi joined the de Blasio administration in 2014 … Read More

Immigrants Are Essential: Celebrating Immigrant Heritage

Photo: Diversity Studio By Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Immigrants have always been the foundation of New York City. Over 200 languages are spoken across the five boroughs and one in every three New … Read More

Positive Immigration Developments, But No New Immigration Programs to Apply For Yet

By Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs The new year and new federal administration brought welcome news around immigration policy. President Biden and Congress have introduced new bills that would take important steps to fix our broken … Read More