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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | Paz Radovic |Lam Vo |Rebecca Davis |April Xiaoyi Xu
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.
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2 months ago | 
documentedny.com | Paz Radovic |Rebecca Davis |Lam Vo |April Xiaoyi Xu
It was 5:30 p.m. on January 22, and darkness was beginning to fall. Jenny Kong, owner of Sam Wai Liquor Store in Chinatown, peered out the window of her shop, a business she has run for almost three decades. The street outside was nearly empty. “Probably not much business today,” she thought — a reality she had grown used to as the pandemic took its toll on the neighborhood. Then the door swung open. A man walked in briskly and demanded money.
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2 months 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.
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2 months 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.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Ralph Joseph |Rommel H Ojeda |Rebecca Davis |Faye Qiu
What you need to know about power of attorney: A power of attorney (POA) is a legal document that appoints a person, known as the agent, to act on behalf of another individual, the principal, when they are unable to do so themselves. A POA can help immigrants manage their financial affairs if they are detained or deported.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Ralph Joseph |Rommel H Ojeda |Rebecca Davis |Faye Qiu
Lo que debes saber:Tienen que ser un inmigrante que fue detenido en un centro penitenciario de la ciudad de Nueva York después de su fecha de libertad debido a una orden de ICE, entre el 1 de abril de 1997 y 21 de diciembre de 2012. Inmigrantes que creen que califiquen no tienen que buscar ni recopilar registros.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Faye Qiu |Rebecca Davis |Yoav Gonen |Rommel H Ojeda
As New York City’s public schools struggle to accommodate an increasing number of English Language Learners, educators say the system is ill-equipped to support these students’ success. Among these ELLs, there are many immigrant students, often navigating language barriers, unstable housing and fear of immigration enforcement, who are placed in classrooms without the necessary resources to help them thrive.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Rommel H Ojeda |Rebecca Davis |Amir Khafagy |April Xiaoyi Xu
A new pilot program targeting prison parolees who ride public transit may be rolling out, with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision working hand in hand with the NYPD. The goal? Reducing crime on the subway. A source within DOCCS is criticizing the program, saying it’s a waste of resources and calling it “Stop and Frisk 2.0” because parolees in New York City are not barred from mass transit.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Nancy Chen |Rebecca Davis |Amir Khafagy |April Xiaoyi Xu
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ months-long overtures to cater to President Donald Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies have paid off. On Monday, the Department of Justice sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, requesting the dismissal of five corruption-related charges against Adams. The memo indicated that dismissing the case would enable Adams to “devote full attention and resources to illegal immigration” in support of the Trump administration’s enforcement efforts.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
documentedny.com | Rommel H Ojeda |Amir Khafagy |Rebecca Davis |April Xiaoyi Xu
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.
