In hearings for those seeking asylum, claims of persecution must be evaluated by judges and ICE with little evidence to go on, and a byzantine system of laws to guide…
Applying an antiquated law, often with little evidence to go on, immigration judges must determine not whether or not someone is afraid to go back home, but whether their fear…
Far from the debate over immigration on the campaign trail, the reality of U.S. policy plays out in immigration courthouses, where lawyers can be hard to come by, detention without…
Statistics show the whether or not an immigrant is detained during their case, and whether or not they have a lawyer, have enormous bearing on outcomes in immigration court. New…
The courtrooms where immigration justice plays out in and near New York City are where overtaxed lawyers, desperate families and shackled inmates bear the human weight of a broken system.
There are no shortage of ideas on what the city should do now to deal with rising shelter numbers. But selecting the right cure depends on diagnosing the causes of…
The de Blasio administration is behind schedule on making information from city agencies available on the city’s Open Data website. Advocates say the law requiring data releases broke new ground,…
The state and city have cracked down on a number of landlords who get 421-a tax benefits but don’t follow rent-regulation rules. But some reports indicate a wider problem—one that…
Global technology leaders are adopting groundbreaking parental leave policies. Most New York City tech firms lag far behind, although some are trying to close the gap.
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