Opinion: Adams’ Admin Should Invest More in Legal Services For Asylum Seekers
Leave your thoughts“Seeking asylum has become nearly as difficult as getting here in the first place.” Five months ago, I arrived in…
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Need to Know: How Can Undocumented Students Study at a NY College or University?
Leave your thoughtsSince New York passed the Jose Peralta DREAM Act in 2019, making immigrant students eligible for state-administered financial aid they…
What Hochul & Adams’ Budgets Include for Immigrant Communities—& What’s Left Out
Leave your thoughtsMake the Road New York’s Deputy Director Becca Talzek said that Gov. Hochul pledged during last year’s budget to ask the federal…
NY’s ‘Excluded Workers’ Push State for Protections Beyond Pandemic Aid
Leave your thoughts“Our communities are often left to fend for themselves,” Nova Rivera, an organizer with the Fund Excluded Workers Coalition, told…
In First State of the State, Gov. Hochul Pledges ‘New Era for New York’
Leave your thoughtsIn a statement released after the Governor’s speech on Wednesday, advocates at Make The Road NY, which works with immigrant…
After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers
Leave your thoughtsAs of Dec. 13, 501 applications have been completed and signed by a caseworker, according to Mercedes Padilla, a spokesperson…
La larga espera de algunos solicitantes al fondo de trabajadores excluidos de Nueva York
Leave your thoughtsCuando se le preguntó al DOL si era posible que solicitantes aún no tuviera respuesta de su solicitud luego de…
NY’s Excluded Workers Fund Excludes Many It Was Supposed to Help, Advocates Say
Leave your thoughtsWhile there is the option of submitting a letter from a charity registered with the New York State Attorney General…
Would-be Beneficiaries of New York’s Excluded Workers Fund Face Obstacles
Leave your thoughts“We are asking, first of all, for the Department of Labor to open its offices and offer in-person appointments to…
Bill to Allow Noncitizens to Vote in NYC Elections Languishes, Despite Majority Support
Leave your thoughts“Our City’s next leaders have an opportunity to transform our city by expanding voting rights in municipal elections to include…