Michelle Lapointe The Biden-Harris administration has taken hundreds of immigration actions since entering office. But one of the administration’s most overlooked reforms is a process to prot...
Migrant Families and Schools Brace for Wave of Shelter Evictions
Migrant families being moved to and from the Roosevelt Hotel ahead of reaching a 60-day shelter limit. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan, Michael Elsen-Rooney, and Chalkbeat | January 8, ...
ICYMI — NY Business Leader: “We can Solve NY’s Hospitality Labor Shortage by Welcoming Migrants to Our Melting Pot”
Scott Wexler is the Executive Director of the Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association Link Washington, DC — In an op-ed, New York business leader and Executive Director of the Empire State...
Anne Williams-Isom on Life at the Center of the Storm
By Annie McDonough | November 13, 2023 Inside midtown Manhattan’s grandly appointed Roosevelt Hotel – New York City’s central intake center for migrants – sit rows and rows of chairs. Lightly ...
Immigrant Rights Advocates Condemn NYS Legislators for Failure to Pass New York For All
The New York for All Act would prohibit local law enforcement and state agencies from colluding with federal immigration agents New York—The New York State Legislative session is coming to a close, ...
Exploring the United States Open Arms, but Closed Border Immigration Policies
El Paso, TX USA May 9, 2023 – Days before the end of Title 42 migrants turned themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. After a flyer was given out encouraging them to. (Shutterstock)...
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...
In New York, Department of Corrections Questioned About Collaboration with ICE at New York City Council Hearing
During a city council hearing on Wednesday, February 23 years of emails were made public showing collaboration between some members of the Department of Corrections and Immigration and Customs Enforce...
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...