Khushali Haji

1 month ago | documentedny.com | Paz Radovic |Lam Vo |Rebecca Davis |Khushali Haji

When Annie Cheung stopped by her regular bakery in Bensonhurst in early March, she was met with an unsettling surprise. She expected her monthly food assistance benefits — roughly $292 — to have been deposited days earlier. She also had about $166 remaining from February. But after paying for about $3 worth of baked goods, the store cashier said her balance on her EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card was nearly depleted.

1 month ago | documentedny.com | Paz Radovic |Rebecca Davis |Fisayo Okare |Khushali Haji |Lam Vo

In recent weeks, more and more people with legal status — green card holders and visa recipients alike — have faced detention or deportation, seemingly based on information found on social media about them or on their devices. Documented spoke to digital security and immigration experts about precautions people can take to protect their data and devices. Below are some of their recommendations.