Erlin Centeno, a Garifuna land rights defender, says he fled Honduras with his wife and children after his cousins were killed and he became a target of death threats.
Julio Zambrano arrived in Manhattan before dawn on Jan. 4 with his two young sons after a months long trek from Ecuador, three of more than 200,000 migrants who have come to New York City in the past two years.
President Biden's latest executive action aims to help DACA recipients, and the undocumented spouses and stepchildren of American citizens. Allan Wernick, senior legal advisor to CUNY Citizenship Now!, CUNY's free immigration law service program, explains in more detail what the orders are meant to do, when they might take effect, and offers advice for callers in those groups.
Immigration advocates in New York and Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke on Tuesday welcomed what they describe as President Joe Biden’s “commonsense actions” to support long-standing undocumented Caribbean and other immigrants.
On the 12th Anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which protects people who came to the United States as children from deportation, President Joe Biden announced today significant presidential action to protect undocumented immigrants who have been living in the United States for many years.
Nadie terminó contento. Obviamente ningún residente de apartamentos con alquiler estabilizado de la ciudad de Nueva York celebra el aumento de la renta aprobado el lunes 17. Pero tampoco lo aplauden los propietarios, cuyos representantes esgrimen que muchos edificios con este tipo de unidades habitacionales están a punto de la quiebra. Los ‘landlord’ aspiraban mucho, mucho más.
Immigrant advocates praised the move but noted that Biden has issued inhumane anti-immigrant orders in the recent past.
It’s a familiar and agonizing experience for legions of New York City renters: before moving into a new apartment, a tenant must first shell out thousands of dollars in fees to a real estate broker, even if that person was hired by the landlord. The hefty one-time payments, known as broker fees, are ubiquitous in New York but nearly unheard of anywhere else. In most other cities, landlords cover the commission of agents working on their behalf.
Who’s supporting the legislation, and who’s against it? What happens next?
La medida ejecutiva del presidente Biden despertó la furia de líderes proinmigrantes en la Gran Manzana, por considerarla "cruel". Otros la califican como "tardía e insuficiente". Migrantes que esperan a sus familiares, desconocen cómo será su futuro.
