By Gabe Ortiz | February 6, 2024 | America’s Voice Apparently it’s not enough for House Republicans to continue lurching forward with their baseless, unprecedented impeachment effort against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It appears they want to kick him out of the country he serves as well. Tucked in Republicans’ final report is language […]
By Amir Khafagy | February 5, 2024 | Documented When New York City’s minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers came into effect in December, workers were guaranteed a minimum wage of at least $17.96 per hour. Yet advocates and delivery workers say that apps like UberEats, DoorDash, and Grubhub have been finding ways to avoid paying the […]
Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is supporting a plan approved earlier this month by the state’s Civil Service Commission that could help fill many of the roughly 10,000 unfilled positions within state agencies. The effort would speed up the process for both qualified New Yorkers and new migrants who have legal permission to work to apply for state […]
By Raul Pinto | February 2, 2024 | Immigration Impact The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (OIG) published a report last month finding that nearly one-third of medical procedures performed on immigrants in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody were not properly authorized. The report found that ICE improperly authorized […]
By Adriel Orozco | January 31, 2024 | Immigration Impact Immigrants are now far more likely to face the complexities of the immigration court system alone, without an attorney. As of December 2023, only 30% of immigrants with pending cases have secured representation, down from 65% just four years ago. This new data comes from […]
We are starting a new process for most applicants, petitioners, and requestors, and their attorneys and accredited representatives to pay for certain benefit request forms by mail or remotely instead of in person at a field office. Under the new process, applicants may mail either a check or Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, to the […]
A group of undocumented construction laborers had their legal work authorization approved as a result of their work cooperating with law enforcement. Jan. 18, 2024. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Claude Irizarry Aponte | January 30, 2024 Construction worker José Moncada fractured his wrist while using a jackhammer on a demolition job in Manhattan six years ago […]
Editorial credit: Melnikov Dmitriy / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice | January 29, 2024 Washington, DC — This week, House Republicans are taking the next step in their sham impeachment effort of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, based around their political motivations and policy disagreements. As the Washington Post rightly captured in its headline, “House GOP unveils Mayorkas impeachment articles […]
New York, NY — A recent article in the Christian Science Monitor underscored how New York leaders and experts agree that expanding work authorization programs for migrants and asylum seekers can address labor shortages and bolsters New York’s economy. The CSM article reports that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul argues that migrants arriving in New York could help fill […]
By Juan Avilez | January 26, 2024 | Immigration Impact Amid inaction from the federal government on immigration policy and growing calls for action from localities, some state legislatures are taking a proactive role in welcoming immigrants and refugees. Once again, states are leading the way on immigration policy in the U.S. Despite being less […]