Push to limit immigration authorities in NYC jails
Leave your thoughtsA longstanding information-sharing arrangement between local jails and federal immigration enforcement goes too far and detains too many immigrants who…
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Bill Limits Reach of Federal Immigration Authorities in City Jails
Leave your thoughtsA new bill that would limit the cooperation between local jails and federal immigration enforcement was introduced in the City…
Quinn and ICE
Leave your thoughtsCouncil Speaker Christine Quinn introduced legislation today that would prohibit New York Citys department of corrections from subsidizing the work…
Activistas apoyan nueva propuesta de ley inmigratoria
Leave your thoughtsCada año, entre 3.000 a 4.000 residentes de la Ciudad son deportados por la Agencia Federal de Inmigración y Aduanas…
NY: Presentan propuesta ley para frenar deportaciones
Leave your thoughtsConcejales de la ciudad de Nueva York presentaron una propuesta de ley para frenar la deportación de personas detenidas que…
Bill Proposes to Limit Deportation of Immigrant Inmates
Leave your thoughtsCouncilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito proposed a bill on Wednesday that would protect thousands of Rikers Island inmates who illegally immigrated to…
Consejos para padres que no hablan inglés
Leave your thoughtsEl sistema educativo del país pude ofrecer grandes oportunidades a estudiantes latinos; sin embargo, el no hablar inglés puede ser…
NY Lawmakers Push For Urban Jobs Act
Leave your thoughtsWith more than one-third of the nation’s minority youth unemployed, a group of politicians and community activists today stood at…
Facing Rising Youth Unemployment, a Push for Urban Jobs Act
Leave your thoughtsYoung people in New York City are increasingly unable to find employment, resulting in long-term negative effects contributing to a…
Gillibrand Touts Urban Jobs Act in NYC, but Can it Pass?
Leave your thoughtsThere are a few people in Congress who aren’t shying away from plans that call for spending to create jobs…