Editorial credit: Carsten Reisinger / Shutterstock.com Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS...
Extension and Redesignation of Afghanistan for TPS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension and redesignation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from Nov. 21, 2023, through May 20, 2025. DHS al...
Need Immigration Papers? Try Your Luck at Manhattan’s Overwhelmed Federal Building
New immigrants wait on a rainy Monday morning to get into 26 Federal Plaza. Gabriel Poblete/THE CITY | Sept 18, 2023 By Gabriel Poblete | SEP 20, 2023 Only 600 people a day can be served by ICE at 26 ...
‘No hate; no fear: Immigrants are welcome here.’ Pro-migrant rally held on Staten Island
Editorial credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.com By Scott R. Axelrod, Staten Island Advance Sep. 19—STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Several dozen people from Staten Island and other boroughs gathered ...
City Hall About to Put Migrants in Shelters on Shorter Clocks
Migrants outside of a shelter in Brooklyn. Alex Krales/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | Sept. 19, 2023 Adults who reapply for shelter will have just 30 days, and families with children may be given their ow...
“Cruel, Unworkable and Extreme” – Assessing House Republicans’ Proposed Immigration and Border Package
Vanessa Cárdenas: “To the extent that this is a policy discussion at all, the immigration policies they propose are a perfect encapsulation of the GOP’s ongoing descent into extremism” Washingt...
Five Key Immigration and Border Dynamics to Know
Washington, DC – The Republican push to shut down the government, including over the border and immigration, is the crescendo of their relentless focus on anti-immigrant themes during the Biden adm...
Affirmative Asylum Interpreter Requirements
Starting Sept. 13, 2023, affirmative asylum applicants must bring an interpreter to their asylum interview if they are not fluent in English or wish to proceed with their interview in a language other...
The Economic Benefits of Work Permits
Editorial credit: Mircea Moira / Shutterstock.com By Maribel Hastings The Spanish-language media coverage of the refugee crisis in New York reveals a common denominator among immigrants: they want to ...
Undocumented Clean Up Workers Are The “Forgotten Heroes” of 9/11 Attack
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...