Activists Block Entrance to a DHS Office in Newark to Delay Transfers and Deportations
Advocates gathered Tuesday to shut down operations of an office in Newark where many detained immigrants were taken before they were deported.
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Remembering Judge Robert Katzmann, a Pioneer in Providing Legal Counsel for Immigrants
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Recreational Marijuana is Still Risky for Some Immigrants, Even With New York Area Legalization
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Corky Lee Remains on Chinatown’s Mind
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Street Vendors Protest Exorbitant Fines as City Reopens
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NY, NJ Pushing for More Residents to Get Vaccinated
Immigrants are a target for vaccination efforts. Plus: New York City's immigration court cases are scheduled out to 2023
Court Cases in New York Are Scheduled Out to 2023, Leaving Asylum Seekers Hopeless
For immigrants who have already been waiting years to appear before an immigration judge for asylum cases, pushing dates back even further can have an array of negative consequences. Witnesses can be harder to find, facts become more difficult to recall and the mental toll of waiting in limbo for years can be crushing, advocates said.
New Limitation Makes Excluded Workers Fund “Nearly Impossible” to Access
Immigrants, advocates and elected officials gathered to protest what they say are burdensome requirements to access the Excluded Workers Fund
Documented Talks: What Is Next for Immigration Courts?
What will happen with the immigration courts under the Biden administration? This was the topic for Documented’s sixth panel on immigration issues: The Future of the Immigration Courts
Advocacy Groups File Complaint About Abuses at New Jersey ICE Jail
Immigration groups filed a civil rights complaint alleging mistreatment of detained immigrants at the Bergen County Jail.
New Jersey Immigrant Transferred Hundreds of Miles From Family
Plus: Street vendors face fines after opening up during the pandemic, and Jamaican-born nurse is honored among frontline workers
South Americans Fly to New York For COVID-19 Vaccines
Plus: How undocumented immigrants can get HIV/AIDS treatment, son of immigrants likely to be next Brooklyn borough president
Pro Bono Lawyers Dwindling as Unaccompanied Minors Need More Help
Fewer lawyers have time for pro bono cases due to the pandemic, so nonprofits are struggling to find lawyers for unaccompanied minors.
Will New Jersey Terminate ICE Contracts? It’s Up to Governor Murphy.
ICE may soon be officially banned from all New Jersey state run facilities as a bill passed both branches of the state legislature
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