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Saturday, May 9, 2026
to Saturday, May 9, 2026
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Every year, millions of brilliant people try to move to, build in, or stay in the US — and get crushed by systems that feel designed for no one. Immigrant Hackathon NYC is a one-day, in-person sprint for the builders on the other side of that broken system. Founders, engineers, and international students coming together to ship software that actually helps.
Hosted by localhost:nyc (and partners), this is NYC's first immigrant-themed hackathon. It's not a brainstorm — it's a build. You walk in at 10 AM, you form a team, you ship a working prototype by 5 PM, and you demo it live in front of immigration attorneys, immigrant founders, and VCs backing immigrant-led startups.
We're looking for tools, agents, and products that reduce real friction — visa prep, legal navigation, cross-border ops, "first 1,000 days" onboarding. We are not looking for: slide decks, research papers, or projects you prepped before the event.
This hackathon has two tracks. Pick one and pick a sharp angle inside it.
Track 1 — Founder Immigration Tools for the people trying to build companies in the US while navigating visa and entity complexity.
Track 2 — Learning to be American Tools for the first 1,000 days — everything nobody teaches you about actually living here.
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