Amir Khafagy

2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Amir Khafagy

It’s been two decades since immigrant worker Maria Isabel Coyotecatl worked at Envy Nails, a chain of 25 beauty parlors across the five boroughs, but the four months she worked there as a nail technician still disturb her to this day. “I had no lunch break, and I worked 12 hours a day, six days a week, and every day I suffered from headaches and stomach issues because everything we ate there tasted like acrylic since we ate at our stations and had no fridge,” she said.

3 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Amir Khafagy

Dozens of app-workers gathered outside DoorDash’s Fifth Avenue headquarters Wednesday morning to deliver a clear message: pay up. The workers, organized by Los Deliveristas Unidos, claim DoorDash has resolved less than half of the wage theft cases they filed in November 2024. Workers Justice Project, which organizes delivery workers, says that DoorDash has only resolved around 30 of the 95 wage theft cases that were originally lodged with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP).

3 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Amir Khafagy

When Documented first broke the story early last week of 19-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker Merwil Gutiérrez detainment and alleged deportation by ICE, local elected officials across the city, such as Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, expressed a profusion of outrage. Merwil Gutiérrez was allegedly detained 8 weeks ago by immigration officials and deported from his home in the Bronx to the mega prison in El Salvador.

1 month ago | documentedny.com | Faye Qiu |Fisayo Okare |Ralph Joseph |Amir Khafagy

After the Adams administration signed an executive order rolling back a decade-old legislation that kept ICE out of Rikers Island, around 75 advocates, elected officials, and impacted communities rallied Thursday outside City Hall, saying it “completes Eric Adams’ quid pro quo with Donald Trump.” “Let’s be clear, Mayor Eric Adams indicated his intentions for this executive order when the Trump administration attempted to dismiss the corruption case.

1 month ago | documentedny.com | Faye Qiu |Fisayo Okare |Ralph Joseph |Amir Khafagy

Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. Pressuring migrants to ‘self-deport,’ White House moves to cancel Social Security Numbers:By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts, and other financial services.