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Fauci Emphatic that Immigrants Aren’t Driving Covid Cases
Plus: Refugee admissions hit a record low in the last year, and a State Department official resigns while slamming migrant expulsions
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Bergen County Will No Longer Detain Immigrants for ICE
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Immigration Detention Primary category in which blog post is published
Meet 4 Immigrant Women Who Make Their NYC Communities More Resilient
By Tanvi Misra Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
How Two Innocent Brothers Landed in Brooklyn’s Guantanamo
By Amir Khafagy Immigration Enforcement Primary category in which blog post is published
Immigrant New Yorkers Unite to Save Chinatown Institutions and Demand Better Labor Standards
By Rommel H. Ojeda
ICE Quietly Extends Elizabeth Detention Center Contract With CoreCivic
While advocates pressure Gov. Murphy to end new ICE detention contracts, CoreCivic extended its contract until 2023.
How Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive HIV/AIDS Treatment In New York
Undocumented immigrants living with HIV/AIDS in New York State are eligible to enroll in uninsured care programs that provide access to free HIV and/or AIDS care. Here is a step-by-step explanation.
Far Rockaway Has the Lowest Vaccination Rate in the City. Here’s Why
Misinformation and a fear of missing out on work are preventing residents from getting the COVID-19 vaccine in the geographically isolated neighborhood of Far Rockaway, Queens.
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.
Remembering Judge Robert Katzmann, a Pioneer in Providing Legal Counsel for Immigrants
The Second Circuit appeals court judge had an outsized impact on access to legal services in New York
New York Groups Decry DACA Suspension
Plus: What sanctuary policies mean for immigrants, Documented discusses the future of immigration courts under Biden
DACA Recipients Lose Work Permits
Plus: Asylum seekers get second chance to cross the border, undocumented oilfield workers face low pay and poor conditions
Pay What You Can Schools, Education Affordable For Immigrants
With models like Pay What You Can, elite education is becoming more affordable to families that seek the best education for their children. Here is how it works.
‘I had to be strong for my children’: New York’s undocumented immigrants tell their pandemic stories
The estimated half a million undocumented residents in the city were among its worst hit by COVID-19 - resilience and acts of kindness kept many keep going in the hardest days
