De las 35.000 personas que viven en el condado de Clark, solo el 6 por ciento son latinos, según estimaciones del censo. Sin embargo, lo que reveló una investigación de ProPublica es que el año pasado, más del 75 por ciento de multas por operar un vehículo sin una licencia válida fueron dadas a latinos.
“As we go into an election year, it is vital that New York prioritize passing legislation that will protect immigrants across our state, like the Dignity not Detention Act, and stop using our resources to detain immigrants.”
La más reciente política de asilo de Biden, implementada tras el fin de la regla conocida como el Título 42, fue demandada por defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes y el 25 de julio un juez de distrito la declaró ilegal. Sin embargo, el 3 de agosto un panel de tres jueces del Tribunal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito votó a favor de continuar temporalmente con la política de asilo y puso el caso en revisión rápida.
Following a closed-door conference Friday, the Legal Aid Society urged the state to step up its efforts to protect the right to shelter in New York City, where tens of thousands of migrants have arrived since last year.
“Every assessment and transfer deadline that passes without action delays the benefits of a transformed Rikers Island for all New Yorkers, especially those in the communities that have been directly harmed by unjust criminalization and environmental injustice.”
En julio el gobernador republicano de Texas, Greg Abbott, empezó a instalar boyas redondas de poco más de un metro de diámetro para impedir el cruce de la frontera en el río Grande, cerca de la frontera que separa Eagle Pass, en Texas, y Piedras Negras, México.
“It’s an issue that seems to be within DOC’s control, something they can anticipate, and yet they’re really not able to make sure that the conditions are humane for the people that are forced to be there,” one civil rights attorney said.
Organizaciones de defensa de los derechos civiles y de los inmigrantes, presentaron una demanda federal en nombre de varios particulares y de la Farmworker Association de Florida contra la nueva ley estatal centrada en inmigración de Florida SB 1718.
In the coming days, the city will start notifying asylum seekers staying in its Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers of the new time limit, starting with single adults who’ve been in the city’s care “for a significant amount of time,” Adams said.
Steve Banks, who served as social services commissioner under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, is returning to a familiar posture—opposing City Hall in litigation over the city’s unique shelter rights for the homeless, which Mayor Eric Adams has sought to weaken in recent months.
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