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Immigrant advocates say they would prefer to continue to work with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, citing past accomplishments like the Excluded Workers Fund, and worry what a potential Lee…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

A Year After Ida Floods, New York’s $27M Immigrant Relief Fund Doled Out Less Than $2M

The Ida relief fund for “Excluded New Yorkers” was set up by the city and state for people who suffered damages from the historic flooding but didn’t qualify for aid…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Economy Government Justice

NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Hit With Debit Card Thefts

Excluded Workers Fund debit card thefts have been reported by over 70 beneficiaries, which has left some of their accounts with losses of up to $6,000, Documented reports.

ByRommel H. Ojeda and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio for Documented 1Comment

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Politics

NY’s ‘Excluded Workers’ Push State for Protections Beyond Pandemic Aid

A coalition of groups representing undocumented immigrant workers, cash earners and others excluded from traditional worker benefits are campaigning for a stronger social safety net for these employees, who they…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Economy

Long Wait For Some Applicants to New York’s Excluded Workers Fund

While the Excluded Workers Fund is designed to distribute aid on a first-come, first-served basis, this does not necessarily mean that those who applied first received the funds first, so…

ByDaniel Parra 20Comments

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Sep 2021

Economy Government

Tax Preparers Charge Up to $600 To Send Applications for the Excluded Workers Fund

Tax preparers are taking advantage of The Excluded Workers Fund to charge immigrants for preparing applications, a service nonprofits offer for free.

ByRommel H. Ojeda and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio for Documented 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Economy Government

Would-be Beneficiaries of New York’s Excluded Workers Fund Face Obstacles

The 290,000 potential beneficiaries of the fund, intended to aid workers who were ineligible for other government COVID relief, are facing a new obstacle: gathering the documentation necessary to complete…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 0Comments

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May 2021

Economy Government Immigration

A Year Later, Here’s How NYC’s Immigrant Emergency Relief Funds Were Spent

City Limits has been gathering information since January about how the city’s immigrant emergency relief program was set up and operated. Many complained that the program was not adequately publicized,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2021

Economy Opinion

Opinion: Why I Joined the Hunger Strike to Fund NY’s Excluded Workers

‘With my savings gone and just working one day a week, I’m standing in food pantry lines for hours just to get enough to eat. I have to constantly borrow…

ByMargarita Rodriguez 3Comments

Fate of Immigrant New Yorkers at Play in Governor’s Race, Advocates Warn

A Year After Ida Floods, New York’s $27M Immigrant Relief Fund Doled Out Less Than $2M

NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Hit With Debit Card Thefts

NY’s ‘Excluded Workers’ Push State for Protections Beyond Pandemic Aid

Long Wait For Some Applicants to New York’s Excluded Workers Fund

Tax Preparers Charge Up to $600 To Send Applications for the Excluded Workers Fund

Would-be Beneficiaries of New York’s Excluded Workers Fund Face Obstacles

A Year Later, Here’s How NYC’s Immigrant Emergency Relief Funds Were Spent

Opinion: Why I Joined the Hunger Strike to Fund NY’s Excluded Workers

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