With Over 34,000 Asylum Seekers Still Currently in City’s Care and No Hope for Support from Republicans in Congress, Mayor Adams Calls on White House to Expand Temporary Protective Status and Humani...
Fighting to Protect Caribbean LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers in NYC
Unchained members and CEP leadership with NYC Council Member Rita Joseph. Photo courtesy of Caribbean Equality Project. Listen to a special podcast below By Xoë Sazzle and Mohamed Q. Amin Since its i...
On Trip to Washington, Mayor Adams Blames Migrant Crisis for Holding Back NYC’s Recovery: ‘The City is Being Destroyed’
New York City, NY USA October 19, 2022. Migrants started arriving at the emergency relief center on Randall’s Island where tents hold up to 500 cots and other facilities for single adult men. (S...
Immigration Agencies Violate FOIA, Harming Immigrants and Government Transparency Alike
By Emily Creighton, Immigration Impact Immigration agencies have a problem with transparency. With an immigration system as complex as ours and Freedom of Information Act offices that are chronically ...
Extension and Redesignation of Somalia for TPS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – SEPT 2: Unidentified Somalian school children in class at Somalia refugee kid at school funded by UNHCR on September 2, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Shutterstock) By u...
NYS Department of Labor Finalizes Farm Worker Overtime Regulations
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) on Wednesday, February 23 announced the adoption of the final farm labor overtime regulations, codifying Commissioner Roberta Reardon’s order that acc...
America’s Voice Reacts to VP Harris Immigration Speech and Larger Immigration Moment on Eve of SOTU Address
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during election campaign rally organized by Columbia U Democrats at Barnard College on November 3, 2022. (Shutterstock) Washington, DC – The following is a statem...
TWU: MTA Service Cuts Will Hurt Blue-Collar, Essential, Frontline and Immigrant Workers!
New York City, NY/ USA- 10-31-18: NYC Subway Employee MTA Worker New York City Repairing Station. (Shutterstock) Local 100 President Richard Davis attacked the MTA for planning to cut subway service i...
The High Cost of a Drug Conviction: How It Can Affect Your Immigration Status
By Linda Nwoke Drug convictions can have life-altering consequences for any individual, but the results can be even more severe for immigrants. Many immigrants are unaware that a drug conviction can a...
DHS Implements New Processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans
Managua, Nicaragua – June 15, 2019: A Nicaraguan woman holds her child as he sits in the window of a barrio church. Happy mother and son enjoy a visit from American missionaries. (Shutterstock) On J...