Fisayo Okare

New York

Newsletter Writer at Documented

Journalist| Writer for "Early Arrival" & "Our City" on @Documentedny covering U.S immigration|🎓 @PAU_Nigeria/@SMC_PAU & @ColumbiaJourn| 💚Nigerian food is bae|

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Articles

Adams Justifies Allowing ICE Back on Rikers

1 week 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.
White House Moves to Cancel Migrants' Social Security Numbers

1 week 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.
IRS Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information With ICE

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. IRS agrees to share migrants’ tax information with ICE:In the past, the IRS has encouraged migrants to file their taxes. This will likely discourage them from doing so.
Immigrants Increasingly Fear ICE Check-ins

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. As deportations ramp up, immigrants increasingly fear ICE check-ins: ‘All bets are off’Data suggests as many as 1,400 people were arrested during or right after ICE check-ins in the first four weeks of Trump’s administration.
Hands Off Protesters Demand Trump Admin. Change

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. Civil rights groups, labor unions, LGBTQ+ advocates, veterans, and election reform activists united Saturday for “Hands Off!” demonstrations across the country, demanding action on immigration, healthcare, and workers’ rights.
6 (Legit) Immigration Influencers to Follow on Social Media - Documented

3 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Ralph Joseph |Fisayo Okare |Faye Qiu |April Xiaoyi Xu

As the Trump administration continues to reshape the U.S. immigration landscape, misinformation is spreading across social media, fueling anxiety through misleading or exaggerated claims. That’s why finding ways to spot fake news is always important. Developing a sense of when something seems suspicious and consistently checking the original source of information you see online is key. We found six social media creators who are getting immigration news right.
Green Card Applications for Refugees and Asylees Suspended by Trump Administration

4 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Faye Qiu |Fisayo Okare |Max Rivlin-Nadler |Ralph Joseph

The Trump administration has quietly halted the processing of green card applications for certain individuals, including immigrants granted refugee or asylum status, citing that “additional screening and vetting” was needed to identify “potential fraud, public safety, or national security concerns,” CBS News reported Tuesday.
Immigration Attorneys Fight Back Against Trump’s Legal Threats

4 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Faye Qiu |Max Rivlin-Nadler |Fisayo Okare |Ralph Joseph

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. ‘I’m not going to back down’ — Immigration attorneys fight back over Trump’s legal threats:The president threatened Justice Department sanctions against law firms and attorneys who challenge his deportations, alarming immigration attorneys and other lawyers.
“Scared and terrified:” Healthcare Professionals Ease Fears of Undocumented Caribbean Immigrants

4 weeks ago | documentedny.com | Ralph Joseph |Max Rivlin-Nadler |Fisayo Okare |Benjamin A. Rubin

For many Caribbean immigrants in New York City, accessing healthcare has become more complicated under Trump-era immigration policies. Misinformation, fear of enforcement actions, and language barriers have led some to avoid traditional healthcare settings. Instead, many are now waiting to see doctors who speak their language and share their cultural background.
How AI Is Reshaping U.S. Immigration Enforcement

1 month ago | documentedny.com | Ralph Joseph |Max Rivlin-Nadler |Fisayo Okare |Kizzy Cox

Since the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card-holding pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student, many have asked which legal residents the Trump administration will target next. Trump promised that the 30-year-old Columbia graduate and Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent would be the first of many such arrests to come.