Akima, el conglomerado que gestiona el centro de detención de Guantánamo, tiene más de 40 empresas filiales y más de 2.000 contratos con docenas de agencias federales, que van desde el mantenimiento informático hasta la seguridad armada.
Government
City’s Top Housing Official Steps Down in Wake of Mayor’s Trump Dealings
Jeanmarie Evelly |
First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, who oversees the city’s housing and economic development work, announced plans to resign alongside three other top City Hall officials. The tumult comes after the Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors to drop their corruption case against the mayor, citing the need for his cooperation on immigration enforcement.
Government
¿Qué significa la Ley Laken Riley para los inmigrantes neoyorquinos?
Daniel Parra |
La primera ley firmada por el presidente Donald Trump en su segundo mandato amplía el tipo de delitos por los algunos inmigrantes pueden ser arrestados y detenidos sin opción a libertad bajo fianza —incluso si no han sido condenados.
Government
What the Laken Riley Act Means for Immigrant New Yorkers
Daniel Parra |
The first law signed by President Donald Trump in his second term expands the type of crimes for which noncitizens can be arrested and detained without the option for release on bond—even if they haven’t been convicted of a crime.
Government
¿Por qué la ACLU demandó las revisiones para asilo en la frontera impuestas por Trump?
Daniel Parra |
Una coalición de defensores de los inmigrantes demandó a la administración de Donald Trump ante un tribunal federal en Washington, argumentando que la orden ejecutiva para cerrar la frontera sur de Estados Unidos a los solicitantes de asilo era ilegal.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Tools We Need to Hold NYPD Accountable for Misconduct
Yung-Mi Lee |
“In New York, prosecutors often require a person accused of a crime to waive their right to later appeal their case as part of a plea offer, even if new evidence is later revealed. These waivers prevent appellate courts from reviewing police misconduct and overseeing police accountability.”
Immigration
PODCAST: ¿Qué es el Programa de Orientación Legal para Inmigrantes y por qué se interrumpió?
Daniel Parra |
Los programas que se interrumpieron fueron: el Immigration Court Helpdesk (Servicio de Ayuda en las Cortes de Inmigración), la Counsel for Children Initiative (Iniciativa de Asesoría Jurídica para Menores) y el Family Group Legal Orientation Program (Programa de Orientación Jurídica para Grupos Familiares).
Immigration
PODCAST: ¿Qué es el proyecto de ley Laken Riley, la primera ley que firmaría el presidente Trump?
Daniel Parra |
Como resultado de las elecciones de 2024, los republicanos ganaron el control de ambas cámaras del Congreso, y para pasar este proyecto de ley, 46 demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes y 12 demócratas del Senado apoyaron la medida.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Operation Restore Roosevelt Failed Queens
Laura Torlaschi |
“Operation Restore Roosevelt deflects the anger and fear of other working-class New Yorkers onto disabled people, queer people, or immigrants trying to survive in an increasingly expensive city.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Building a Safer City Requires Housing, Not Criminalization
Emily Gallagher, Cordell Cleare and Oksana Mironova |
“Yes, we are seeing more people on the streets, and many of them are in crisis. But unless we deal with the root causes of homelessness, we are just going to be looking at a revolving door of incarceration and hospitalizations that only exacerbate the problem.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: We’ll Never Address NYC’s Mental Health Crisis Until We Stop Funneling People to Jails & Prisons
Ibrahim Ayu |
“There is no comprehensive network of treatment courts in New York, and those that do exist are woefully underutilized. Far more people should be getting the genuine care and treatment that I got.”
