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“The Trump administration’s scare tactics have been so ruthless that they have successfully inhibited those in need from seeking social service providers, leaving them further isolated and at-risk.”

ByAmy Leipziger

ByMadeline Garcia Bigelow

ByAbigail Anzalone 1Comment

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Jan 2025

Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: Everyone Deserves a Lawyer. Pass the Access to Representation Act

“Providing legal support will likely result in an additional 53,000 New Yorkers being able to remain in their communities. And yet, the government is not required to give them a lawyer,…

ByPriya Vaikuntapathi 0Comments

10

Dec 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population

Officials attributed the closures to a steady decline in the number of people in the shelter system over the last several months—though nearly 55,000 migrants and asylum seekers remain, the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

23

Oct 2024

Government Immigration In Depth Investigations Justice

On the Issues: What the Presidential Candidates Have Said About Immigration

While they differ in their approach, some see a convergence between the two main presidential candidates when it comes to border policy, noting with surprise that Vice President Harris has…

ByDaniel Parra 4Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City to Phase Out & Replace De Blasio-Era Program Providing Free Immigration Legal Help

While the city will keep funding a network of immigrant-serving community-based organizations and nonprofit legal service providers, they will no longer be required to provide institutional programming with a physical…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

11

Sep 2024

Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

Who Can Get Appointments at NYC’s Asylum Application Help Center, And Who Can’t?

While shelter staff are the primary schedulers of appointments at the city’s Asylum Application Help Center, a network of community-based organizations and legal providers can refer cases too. Yet city…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

23

Aug 2024

Housing and Homelessness Immigration

For Migrants in Shelter, An Asylum Application Can Mean the Difference Between 30 or 60 More Days

According to City Hall, since rolling out new stricter re-sheltering rules for adult migrants without children in May, it’s assessed over 2,600 shelter extension cases at the Reticketing Center, issuing…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

22

Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

While migrants can receive mail at the city’s shelters, many have struggled to track down important correspondence, according to legal service providers and advocates—especially after the city restricted the length…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

28

Jun 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Labor Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC’s Budget Must Include Immigrants for the Success of Our City

“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…

ByMurad Awawdeh 1Comment

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City Starts Assessing ‘Extenuating Circumstances’ for Migrants Seeking More Shelter Time

Adult migrants without children seeking to extend their shelter stays will now need to prove they meet one of several “extenuating circumstances” to qualify for a bed beyond initial 30-…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

Opinion: Protecting New York’s Most Vulnerable From Federal Attacks

Opinion: Everyone Deserves a Lawyer. Pass the Access to Representation Act

City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population

On the Issues: What the Presidential Candidates Have Said About Immigration

City to Phase Out & Replace De Blasio-Era Program Providing Free Immigration Legal Help

Who Can Get Appointments at NYC’s Asylum Application Help Center, And Who Can’t?

For Migrants in Shelter, An Asylum Application Can Mean the Difference Between 30 or 60 More Days

Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

Opinion: NYC’s Budget Must Include Immigrants for the Success of Our City

City Starts Assessing ‘Extenuating Circumstances’ for Migrants Seeking More Shelter Time

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