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New Yorker Held in NJ ICE Custody Tests Positive for COVID-19
By Max Siegelbaum Immigration Detention Primary category in which blog post is published
Chinese Students in the US Caught Up in Geopolitics and Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
By Rong Xiaoqing Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Extended Rent Relief for New York Tenants and Immigrants
By THE CITY Housing Primary category in which blog post is published
Delivery Workers Are Struggling to Survive the Pandemic
By Amir Khafagy Labor Primary category in which blog post is published
Only 20% of ICE Detainees Get a Hearing Within 10 Days
The incoming administration will have to comply with an order to give immigrants a hearing within 10 days, something that ICE has failed to do for the vast majority of detained immigrants.
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
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
Up to 170,000 New Yorkers Are Expected to Get First Round of Coronavirus Vaccine in Less Than a Week. Here’s What You Need to Know
After the vaccines are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a nationwide rollout will begin. Here's an explainer on who will get vaccinated and when.
Immigrants Left Out of COVID-19 Emergency Rent Relief
After four months, over half of all reviewed applications to New York's State Rent Relief Program have been denied and at least 60% of the money hasn't been distributed.
Guatemalan Immigrant Killed in Brooklyn Dump Truck Accident
Saqueo Mejia came to Brooklyn five years ago and sent money to support his parents and five brothers in Guatemala.
Why Many Tenants Got Shut Out of State Rent Relief Program
As New York State tried to provide rent relief to struggling tenants, data shows that only 16% of applicants were accepted in the program
Why I Fled Donald Trump’s America
The Trump administration created a surge of asylum seekers fleeing the United States. Here's one family's story.
Cuomo Has Not Signed a Bill to Help Separated Children, A Year Later
The SCAR Act is the only state legislation aimed at helping families separated by the 'zero tolerance' policy, but the state legislature is struggling to codify it
