New York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone

New York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone

By Jake Pearson, illustrations by Dominic Bodden, special to ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. Unchanged diapers. Fees collected for care never given. New York Guardianship Services is often tasked with caring for the “unbefriended,” but records show more than a dozen cases where it failed to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. ProPublica […]

ICYMI — Lohud Op-Ed: “All of Us Benefit from the Economic and Cultural Contributions of Newcomers.”

ICYMI — Lohud Op-Ed: “All of Us Benefit from the Economic and Cultural Contributions of Newcomers.”

By America’s Voice | February 23, 2024 New York, NY — In a recent Lohud.com op-ed, David Dyssegaard Kallick and Carola Otero Bracco highlighted the immediate positive economic impact of migrants and asylum seekers on the Hudson Valley region and how New York could ensure everyone benefits from their impact. The article emphasizes that immigrants in the lower […]

Grieving Families Act Reintroduced in Senate

Grieving Families Act Reintroduced in Senate

Listen to the interview with New York State Trial Lawyers Association President, David Scher, here: New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Chair of the NYS Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Grieving Families Act (2024-S8485) on Monday, landmark legislation that reforms and modernizes New York’s antiquated wrongful death statute. The legislature passed the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support […]

ICYMI — New Yorkers are Stepping Up to Support Migrants Where Elected Officials are Failing

ICYMI — New Yorkers are Stepping Up to Support Migrants Where Elected Officials are Failing

Editorial credit: NYC Russ / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice | February 9, 2024 New York, NY — A recent article in The New York Times highlights how New Yorkers are helping migrant families find housing and ensuring their children have access to basic needs. New Yorkers understand the mutual benefits behind helping migrants and that if the state wants […]

‘Win-Win’ Proposal Could Speed Up Hiring Of New Yorkers and Migrants, Fill Thousands Of Open Jobs, and Bolster Local Economies

‘Win-Win’ Proposal Could Speed Up Hiring Of New Yorkers and Migrants, Fill Thousands Of Open Jobs, and Bolster Local Economies

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 […]

ICYMI — Immigrants Key to Filling Thousands of Open Jobs in NY

ICYMI — Immigrants Key to Filling Thousands of Open Jobs in NY

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 […]

Attorney General James Sues Fraudulent Lawyers in the Bronx for Scamming Immigrants

Attorney General James Sues Fraudulent Lawyers in the Bronx for Scamming Immigrants

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Kofi Amankwaa and His Colleagues Tricked Vulnerable Immigrants Into Paying Thousands For Fraudulent Services That Caused Them to be Deported NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit today against Kofi Amankwaa, a Bronx immigration lawyer, and others in his office, Sylvester Boateng, Nana Adoma Kontoh, […]

Shelter Shuffle Leaves Hundreds of Migrants Waiting Outside In Below-Freezing Temperatures

Shelter Shuffle Leaves Hundreds of Migrants Waiting Outside In Below-Freezing Temperatures

Editorial credit: Mircea Moira / Shutterstock.com By Giulia McDonnell Nieto Del Rio | January 17, 2024 |Documented As snow fell on New York City Tuesday morning, dozens of migrants continued to wait outside the city’s reticketing center at the now-closed St. Brigid’s Catholic School on East 7th Street in below freezing temperatures. They wore beanies, […]

Commentary: An Opportunity for New York to Lead on Immigration Policy

Commentary: An Opportunity for New York to Lead on Immigration Policy

By Murad Awawdeh Gov. Hochul, let’s show the nation how to shape a morally sound, economically beneficial response to the migrant crisis. As 2024 sets in, immigrant communities all over are bracing for a year of attacks and policy proposals that threaten to eliminate crucial protections and resources.  President Joe Biden and congressional leaders are considering cruel […]