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Amir Khafagy

Articles By Amir Khafagy

Housing Primary category in which blog post is published

Glitches and Problems Leave New York Immigrants Out of COVID Rental Assistance

As mass evictions loom, immigrants and advocates say the convoluted application process is excluding many eligible immigrants New Yorkers from receiving a much needed aid from the state's Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).

Convoluted application process and glitches leave New York immigrants affected by covid out of a much needed rental assistance.
Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Immigrant Workers on Strike for Higher Wages at Catsimatidis’ Oil Company

The company has sent letters to three of the workers on strike stating that they have been permanently replaced. Neither UMEC nor Catsimatidis himself responded to Documented’s request for comment.

The company already sent letters to some of the workers on strike stating that they have been permanently replaced.
Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

These Laundromat Workers Were Fired After Forming a Union. Now They’re Fighting Back

Six immigrant women formed the first storefront laundromat union in the City. Their company hired a "Union Avoidance" consultant to dissuade them and fired them anyway.

Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Jing Fong’s Workers are Fighting to Keep Their Chinatown Restaurant Alive

Over 100 people gathered outside the restaurant's landlord East Bank in Chinatown to protest its closure

Workers and their supporters protest the impending closure of Chinatown's Jing Fong restaurant dining room outside its landlord East Bank. Photo: Amir Khafagy for Documented
Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Essential Subway Workers Allege Underpayment and Dangerous Conditions

Workers were told to clean up vomit and feces. "All they gave us was a towel, cheap gloves, and one face mask. It was really miserable,” one former contractor said.

Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

A Strike That Essential Workers at Hunts Point Produce Market Won

Unionized workers at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market began a strike after management refused to raise their wages. On Saturday, they announced they had won an 70 cent-per-hour raise

Labor Primary category in which blog post is published

Delivery Workers Are Struggling to Survive the Pandemic

Online ordering platforms have fundamentally changed delivering food in New York, making the job less stable, more dangerous and increasingly lonely, according to workers

The job of delivery workers have changed since the inception of apps and platforms
Surveillance Primary category in which blog post is published

Muslim Men On No-Fly List for Refusing to Spy Can Now Sue FBI Agents

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that three immigrant Muslim men can sue the federal agency that placed them on a no-fly list for refusing to serve as government informants

The Supreme Court
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Primary category in which blog post is published

Cuomo Has Not Signed a Bill to Fight ICE Arrests at Courthouses

The "Protect Our Courts Act" was passed in July, but Cuomo has yet to sign it into law. In the meantime, ICE arrests continue.