Articles By Olivia Heffernan
Street Vendors Protest Exorbitant Fines as City Reopens
New Yorkers relied on street vendors during the pandemic, but as the city reopens, those essential workers are once again being fined.
Hundreds Turned to Street Vending After Losing Their Jobs. Now, They Face $1,000 Fines.
Lucio, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was fined $2,050 for selling tacos without a permit or a license. A vendor association and elected officials say fines have increased as the City has reopened
Immigrant Delivery Workers Organize To Fight Rampant E-Bike Theft
Delivery workers contend with long days traveling far distances in the city; the companies they work for stealing their tips; lack of bathrooms and other amenities, and increasingly: armed robberies.
Misinformation Is Harming Trust in the COVID Vaccine Among Latinos in New York
Documented asked its community of Latino immigrants about their concerns with the COVID vaccine. Safety seems to be a top priority as they seem to not be willing to get the vaccine without having some questions asked first
Ravi Ragbir Continues to Fight ICE and the Trump Administration
After his arrest by ICE shook New York City in 2018, activist Ravi Ragbir has managed to avoid deportation, for now.
An ICE Shooting and a ‘Political War of Words’
Nine months after the ICE shooting, agents are still under investigation for a bullet in Erick Diaz-Cruz´s face.
Delayed Mail by USPS Could Disrupt the Immigration System
“It would be disastrous if they shut down the post office, our work and the USPS go hand in hand,” a USCIS employee said.
Potential USCIS Furloughs Will Make Immigration Come to a Grinding Halt
It's the ‘final nail in the coffin for the immigration system.’
Farmworkers Continue to Work With Little Protection
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 among farmworkers grows.
