The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) promotes the well-being of immigrant communities in the City of New York.
Objective
The primary goals are to enhance the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; facilitate access to justice for immigrant New Yorkers; and advocate for continued immigration reforms at all levels of government in order to eliminate inequities that impact New York's immigrant communities.
History Former MOIA commissioners include Bitta Mostofi, who was appointed by then-Mayor de Blasio in 2018, Raquel Batista, who was appointed by de Blasio in 2021, and Manuel Castro, who was appointed by then-Mayor Adams in 2022. In 2026, Faiza Ali, a former City Council staffer and community organizer, was named the MOIA Commissioner by new Mayor Zohran Mamdani. As of 2026, the department only had five staff members including Ali.
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