“For many asylum seekers like me, the United States is a beacon of hope, providing refuge and safety from the violence many of us experience at home. Yet the sense of relief and security we find here quickly evaporates as we navigate an expensive and confusing court system by ourselves.”
Según la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés), entre febrero y finales de abril de 2022, hubo más de 20.000 encuentros con ucranianos, muchos de estos ocurrieron en la frontera con México.
“This policy, while likely formed with good intent, is short-sighted and places more strain on a system that is close to breaking. It also shifts focus and continues to villainize individuals who need help, rather than providing the resources that they desperately need. This is a band-aid, meant to make the problem less visible, ignoring the real issues.”
La Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos o LULAC (por sus siglas en inglés) propuso a la administración Biden que se aplique una moratoria de tres a seis meses en la aceptación de nuevas solicitudes de asilo y que se lleve a cabo una cumbre en la frontera.
“The high rates of health issues mentioned in carceral settings are a health equity issue likely resulting, at least in part, from the low accessibility of fresh produce and poor access to quality and trusted medical care in NYS correctional facilities.”
“We witness firsthand the challenges that our older participants face when they come to us, usually because they no longer have family to turn to after such long periods of incarceration: physical health issues that might be less severe if treated properly sooner; unaddressed trauma, greatly exacerbated by incarceration; lack of financial resources; and homelessness.”
The NYPD and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) together doled out 5,197 tickets to vendors last year, with the police department issuing significantly more tickets, despite a de Blasio-era pledge to shift them away from enforcement. After an eight-month delay, the DOHMH will also begin issuing applications for new supervisory licenses for vendors by the end of the month.
“It’s important that we raise attention to the issue of statelessness. That’s why women like me are going public with our stories. We need more people to understand that this is an urgent issue. It keeps us from moving on and living productive lives in the U.S. and we’re always anxious about what might happen.”
De entrar en vigor, la norma negaría el asilo a los migrantes que viajan a través de otro país de camino a Estados Unidos y no solicitaron protección en esos países por los que transitaron. En un esfuerzo por diferenciar la norma propuesta de anteriores, la administración señaló que la medida sería temporal y cobijaría un periodo de dos años.
“Attorneys are being forced to resign not because they want to leave, but because they cannot provide for their own families if they stay. Offices that were once inundated with job applicants for a small number of vacant positions a decade ago have vacancies that are now taking months to fill—if they can be filled at all.”
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