Editorial credit: Arnett Murry / Shutterstock.com By Daniel Parra, City Limits New York City Councilwoman Alexa Avilés opened Tuesday’s hearing on the experiences of Black migrants by calling for more funding and language access services for new arrivals from African countries, hundreds of whom gathered at City Hall for the discussion and a rally outside […]
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Alexandra Ross | CNN Iowa is taking a page out of Texas’ book as its governor signed a bill into law this week allowing law enforcement officers to arrest some undocumented migrants. Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday that makes it a crime to be in the state after being deported, […]
Editorial credit: Jose Carrera / Shutterstock.com By Juan Avilez | Immigration Impact After months of contentious debate and near government shutdowns, Congress approved appropriations for fiscal year 2024, which President Biden quickly signed into law. The spending package contains several important immigration-related appropriations and provisions. Alarmingly, however, $800 million has been cut from the Shelter and […]
By Giulia Mcdonnell Nieto Del Rio | Documented In February, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration announced that the city would distribute prepaid debit cards to migrant families to use at supermarkets, convenience stores, grocery stores and bodegas. The pilot program began rolling out on Monday, and by next week about 115 cards will have gone to […]
Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com By Greg B. Smith Over the weekend the city’s homeless services agency began housing migrant men in a newly opened 400-bed shelter that sits alongside Brooklyn’s polluted Gowanus Canal — before state environmental officials have begun planned testing of the site for potential toxic contamination. The Department of Social […]
Ligia Zerpa attended a Manhattan Criminal Court hearing for her boyfriend, Kelvin Servita-Arocha, who was charged with assault, April 2, 2024. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan Ligia Zerpa, 23, fidgeted in her seat, a tear slipping down her cheek on Tuesday afternoon as she anxiously waited for her boyfriend’s name to be called by Judge […]
By The National Desk | NBC Montana WASHINGTON (TND) — A Venezuelan migrant who recently went viral for posting a TikTok video instructing other migrants to “invade” U.S. homes and become “squatters” has been “detained pending further immigration proceedings.” Leonel Moreno was arrested Friday in Gahanna, Ohio, and is being housed at the Geauga County Jail. He was […]
Editorial credit: Roy De La Cruz / Shutterstock.com By Arya Sundaram | Gothamist Migrants from Africa, Asia, Europe and regions outside of Latin America now make up nearly half of New York City’s newest arrivals, reflecting a sharp departure from traditional migration patterns, according to an analysis of immigration court data by Gothamist. Central and South […]
A family leaves the Roosevelt Hotel shelter as migrants began to receive eviction notices, Jan. 9, 2024. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By Gabriel Poblette Nearly a year after New York state took steps to make it easier for asylum applicants to obtain public assistance cash benefits, about 7,400 migrant and refugee households in the city appear to […]
Editorial credit: Grossinger / Shutterstock.com By Sunita Sohrabji | Ethnic Media Services More than 160 detained migrants have embarked on a hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, following the death of a migrant who had been held there for more than four years. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that Charles Leo […]