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1 month ago | 
documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare |Maurizio Guerrero |Yoav Gonen |Amir Khafagy |Madeline Faber
At Documented, we’ve seen an increase in people who fraudulently pose as immigration authorities or immigration lawyers to gain access to migrants’ personal information. These scams may offer false promises of legal help and work permits — or more sinister threats that a warrant is out for target’s arrest. We’re teaming up with Envision Freedom Fund for a free, multilingual webinar to inform our readers about the presence of immigration-related scams and what to do about them.
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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | Rommel H Ojeda |Fisayo Okare |Johana Bhuiyan |Amir Khafagy |Madeline Faber
If you or your loved ones are worried about immigration enforcement, preparing now can help protect you and your family. This guide explains the steps you can take to stay safe, protect your rights, and make sure your family is cared for in case of an emergency. Keep all critical identification, immigration forms, and personal documents in a safe and accessible location. Make copies and share them with a trusted person.
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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | Ralph Joseph |Johana Bhuiyan |Fisayo Okare |Faye Qiu |Madeline Faber
Two days after President Trump took office, recipients of the Susan Harwood Training Grants Program received an email from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) asking them to cease all activities related to “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” The email came in response to President Trump’s executive orders calling for federal agencies to dismantle DEI initiatives.
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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | Johana Bhuiyan |Fisayo Okare |Ralph Joseph |April Xiaoyi Xu |Madeline Faber
Last year, a puzzling case caught the attention of Dr. Mary Lee-Wong at Maimonides Medical Center. An elderly patient with both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had shown no signs of improvement despite being prescribed various medications, including inhalers and pills.
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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | April Xiaoyi Xu |Fisayo Okare |Ralph Joseph |Madeline Faber
President Donald Trump has promised to execute the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in American history, and many rights groups are concerned he’ll also introduce or reinstate rules that target broader immigrant communities as well – even if they’ve come through legal pathways or have been naturalized. If his prior administration is any indication, that can include people from certain Muslim-majority countries, asylum seekers and refugees.
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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | Gwynne Hogan |Fisayo Okare |Ralph Joseph |Arianna Friedman |Madeline Faber
President Donald Trump has signed 11 executive orders related to immigration, which combined with his inaugural speech, send a clear message about heavy immigration enforcement to come. Documented has been going through the details of each executive order from the White House, and talked to experts to understand what these may mean for our communities.
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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | Ralph Joseph |Arianna Friedman |Rommel H Ojeda |April Xiaoyi Xu |Madeline Faber
This article is part of an ongoing collaboration between Chalkbeat and THE CITY. Hallways at the Stewart Hotel, a midtown Manhattan shelter for migrant families, are typically bustling on weekday mornings with kids and parents on their way to school. They were eerily empty on Thursday morning.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Rommel H Ojeda |Arianna Friedman |April Xiaoyi Xu |Ralph Joseph |Madeline Faber
President Donald Trump has signed 11 executive orders related to immigration, which combined with his inaugural speech, send a clear message about heavy immigration enforcement to come. Documented has been going through the details of each executive order from the White House, and talked to experts to understand what these may mean for our communities.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | April Xiaoyi Xu |Fisayo Okare |Malick Gai |Rommel H Ojeda |Madeline Faber
What to know: Must be an immigrant who was detained at a NYC correctional facility past their scheduled release date due to an ICE detainer between April 1, 1997 and Dec. 21, 2012. Individuals who think they may qualify do not need to look for or collect records. Claims can be submitted between Feb.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Fisayo Okare |Rommel H Ojeda |April Xiaoyi Xu |Malick Gai |Madeline Faber
Like many migrants arriving in New York City, Saliou Top quickly realized he had been misled about what to expect in the U.S. Top, 22, left his home country of Senegal in January 2024, three months after his older brother Sidi embarked on the same journey to Central America through multiple countries, before arriving in New York City. They chose the U.S. because they thought it was a safer bet than Europe.
