Fisayo Okare

New York

Newsletter Writer at Documented

Multimedia Journalist| Writer for "Early Arrival" & "Our City" on @Documentedny | 🎓 @SMC_PAU & @ColumbiaJourn | 💚Nigerian food is bae | Oluwafisayomi 🕊️

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陈艾娃写《勿街》，吁排外历史勿重演 - Documented

1 week ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

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Ava Chin’s “Mott Street” Tells Us Why History Shouldn’t Repeat Itself

1 week ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

FIND NEWS IN YOUR LANGUAGE: RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANTS RESEARCH & INSIGHTS ABOUT US RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANTS RESEARCH & INSIGHTS OUR STORIES ABOUT US FIND NEWS IN YOUR LENGUAGE: About Us Resources for Immigrants Research and Insights Community-Powered Investigations Special Projects Wage Theft Chinatown COVID-19 Documentary Immigration Detention From Our Blog Housing New York Immigrant Health Care News Immigration Court Español Labor Newsletter Pandemic Relief Politics New York Immigrant...
ICE Detention of New York City Student Sparks Protests

1 week ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

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. ICE detention of New York City public school student sparks protests:There is growing outrage over the detention of a 20-year-old New York City public school student naamed Dylan who advocates say was duped into giving up his asylum status.
The Cost of Pushing International Students Away

1 week ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

In 2021, AJ Jondonero came to the United States from the Philippines to pursue a Master of Science in journalism at Columbia University. He graduated with honors in video newsroom production, and was accepted to an Optional Practical Training program (OPT) — a kind of internship that enables students from abroad to work in the U.S. for a limited time — at Pix 11 television.
U.S. Orders Halt in Student-Visa Interviews Before New Vetting

1 week ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

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. U.S. orders halt in student-visa interviews before new vettingSecretary of State Marco Rubio ordered U.S. embassies worldwide to stop scheduling interviews for student visas as the Trump administration weighs stricter vetting of applicants’ social-media profiles.
Kristi Noem's incorrect habeas corpus interpretation

2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. At a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem questions about habeas corpus petitions — a legal procedure by which an individual or lawyer can challenge the legality of their arrest or detention through a request to a court or judge.
Documented Wins Award in 2025 New York Press Club Journalism Awards Competition. Other Top Winners are WSJ, NYT, NY Mag

2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

The New York Press Club awarded Documented’s Caribbean Community Correspondent Ralph Thomassaint Joseph in the 2025 Journalism Awards Competition for his reported piece: “Members of Elite Haiti Police Force Lost in New York as Asylum Seekers and Parolees.” Joseph’s article focused on how highly trained Haitian police officers moved to New York to seek asylum amid the force’s decline in Haiti. “Haiti is likely one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a police officer.
Supreme Court Lets White House End Venezuelan Protections- Documented

2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

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. Supreme Court allows White House to end protections for 350K Venezuelans for now:The court approved the administration’s emergency request to lift a lower court’s order that barred it from ending the protections while other legal proceedings continue. — ABC News Trump admin.
Supreme Court to Decide by Summer: Birthright Citizenship

2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here.
Trump Administration Acknowledges Another Deportation Error

2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare

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. Trump administration acknowledges another error in a high-profile deportation:Immigration officials said a Guatemalan man told them he wasn’t afraid to be sent to Mexico. But in a late Friday court filing, they said this claim was based on erroneous information.