By Amir Khafagy and Rommel H. Ojeda | SEP 12, 2023 Congress failed to pass legislation to help an estimated 2,000 undocumented workers who worked to clean up NYC after the 9/11 attack. The metal beams of the south tower stood in the middle of the debris like carcasses, María Ernestina Hernandez, 41 at the […]
By Vanessa Cárdenas Yesterday, Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacted to the details and larger implications of the Trump and Miller immigration plan. Read her comments in full HERE and find excerpts of Vanessa’s reaction to Trump’s vision below: “Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s immigration plan is not just a draconian set of policies, but also a […]
Posted by Dara Lind// ImmigrationImpact.com Back in February, when the Biden administration proposed a new regulation that would essentially restrict the vast majority of border crossers from qualifying for asylum, we broke it down with a guide to qualifying for asylum in the United States in 12 not-so-easy steps. The final regulation, published Wednesday, will go into […]
Posted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick // ImmigrationImpact.com Editorial credit: Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com On May 23, members of Congress introduced what has sadly become an increasingly rare bit of legislation; a comprehensive immigration reform bill aimed at addressing large-scale systematic problems with large-scale systematic action. The “DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act” represents one of the most sweeping attempts to […]
By: Linda Nwoke The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is the country’s federal agency in charge of protecting and promoting the welfare of job seekers, workers, and retired workers. The agency provides opportunities across various industries. There are about six major sectors in the economy. As of the end of March 2023, there were more […]
Through Legal Action, City & State Leaders Could Open Up Tens of Thousands Vacant Apartments to New Yorkers Experiencing Homelessness and Compel Other Municipal Governments Outside of New York City to Contribute Housing and Shelter 80,000 New Yorkers Currently Live in City Shelters, Nearly Two-Thirds of Shelter Populations Are Families with Children Over 41,000 Asylum Seekers Are in […]
Posted by Dara Lind // Immigration Impact One of the biggest concerns after the end of the Title 42 policy of mass expulsion at the U.S.-Mexico border was that large numbers of people would cross in the hours and days afterward. When the switch happened last Friday at midnight, people feared that bottlenecks throughout the processing […]
Mayor Eric Adams’ proposal to cut Promise NYC has confused providers, advocates and some City Council members. BY REEMA AMIN, CHALKBEAT // TheCity.nyc Angela and her family left their home in Colombia after her husband, a police officer, received multiple death threats amid rising violence in the South American country. Along with thousands of asylum seekers, her […]
The Biden administration is reportedly planning to detain large numbers of immigrant families again this spring. This is part of the administration’s plan to replace Title 42 with a new policy that will make it very difficult for the majority of migrants crossing the border to qualify for asylum in the United States. According to news reports, […]
The city will offer a work-readiness training program this summer open to undocumented youth, City Limits has learned—answering calls from advocates and lawmakers who’ve been pushing for an alternative to the popular Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), for which undocumented students aren’t eligible. The city will offer a work-readiness training program this summer open to […]