El 19 de agosto, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés) empezó a aceptar solicitudes para el primer paso del permiso de permanencia temporal (parole in place) en el país como parte del programa Manteniendo a las Familias Unidas (Keeping Families Together). Sin embargo, una semana después un juez de Texas suspendió temporalmente el permiso de permanencia temporal en el país. Esto es lo que sabemos.
Labor
City’s Plan to Address Uber & Lyft Driver ‘Lockouts’ Won’t Resolve Crisis, Union Claims
CLARIFY News |
New York City officials secured agreements from Uber and Lyft to “drastically reduce access restrictions” for drivers. But the New York Taxi Workers Alliance called the deal “a corporate give-away” that doesn’t do enough to improve workers’ conditions.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s Budget Must Include Immigrants for the Success of Our City
Murad Awawdeh |
“With legal services to obtain work authorizations, language access so they can navigate our government bureaucracy, childcare so they can go to work, and education so their kids can get on the pathway to future success, immigrant families will be able to contribute even more to our city.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Physician Staffing Shortages Put NYC’s Public Health at Risk
Dr. Bronson Joseph Raja and Joanne M. Fernández-Booker |
“Physicians serving the city’s most vulnerable populations are not seeking extravagant salaries. Instead, we advocate for fair compensation to address the worsening shortages, ensuring the full staffing levels necessary to deliver the quality care that all New Yorkers deserve.”
Government
PODCAST: ¿Qué cambia la orden ejecutiva de Biden en la frontera sur y el asilo?
Daniel Parra |
El 4 de junio el presidente Joe Biden anunció una orden ejecutiva que suspende el procesamiento de solicitudes de asilo entre los puntos de entrada oficiales a lo largo de la frontera sur, y autoriza a los funcionarios de inmigración a deportar inmigrantes sin procesar sus solicitudes de asilo.
Citywide
City Council Passes Bills to Survey Migrants’ Health Needs and Work Obstacles
Daniel Parra |
“We must accumulate data to understand how the city has supported work permit applications, entrepreneurship, workforce development initiatives, and access to health care in order to identify the gaps in our efforts,” said the bill’s sponsor, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera.
Housing and Homelessness
Contract Deal Poised to End Months-Long Legal Worker Strike
Emma Whitford |
Over 100 unionized workers at Mobilization for Justice could return to work as soon as Wednesday morning, members said.
Housing and Homelessness
Comptroller to Probe Legal Organization’s Housing Court Performance During Strike
Emma Whitford |
Mobilization for Justice has been operating for more than 12 weeks without the workers who typically execute its mission to combat economic injustice—its more than 100 unionized staff.
Economy
‘Tenemos que hacerlo mejor’: barreras idiomáticas añaden más obstáculos a inmigrantes africanos en refugios
Daniel Parra |
En los dos últimos años, más de 189.200 inmigrantes han llegado a la ciudad de Nueva York y unos 64.400 están actualmente al amparo de la ciudad; de ellos, aproximadamente el 17 por ciento proceden de países africanos, según la alcaldía.
Economy
‘We Need to Do Better’: Language Barriers Create Steeper Hurdles for African Migrants in Shelter
Daniel Parra |
During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from African countries, according to City Hall.
Government
What and When? Albany Housing Deal Likely, But Big Questions Remain
Emma Whitford |
As state budget negotiations drag nearly two weeks late, a housing deal seems likely to coalesce—but it’s not there yet, as consequential details remain fluid.