Ravi Ragbir is a fixture in New York City’s immigrant rights community, but until recently few people realized he…
New Report Criticizes 287(g) Program, Warns About Oversight Problems with Secure Communities
If steps aren’t taken to monitor local police not trained in immigration enforcement, the federal immigration agency’s Secure Communities…
There isn’t much landscaping work in Rockland County during the winter, so the Jornaleros Project rents space from a…
Two Counties in Lower Hudson Valley are First to Join Secure Communities in NY
There isn’t much landscaping work in Rockland County during the winter, so the Jornaleros Project rents space from a…
Immigrant Advocates Push Rhode Island to Refuse ‘Secure Communities’
Even as Rhode Island’s new governor withdrew from a controversial immigration enforcement program last week, the state’s attorney general…
Feds on ICE: Judge Orders Government to Release Secure Communities Documents
Is it possible to opt-out of the controversial Secure Communities program that shares local arrest data with immigration agents? …
Insecure Communities: Feds Target NYC Immigrants for More Deportations
On a recent Saturday night in Jackson Heights, a group of men gathered for drinks in a bar that…
New Yorkers Escalate Demand for Immigration Reform
Wearing a clerical collar, a pressed black suit and plastic handcuffs, Bishop Orlando Findlayter climbed with purpose into the…
Students “Starve for My Dream;” Urge Sen. Schumer to Push for DREAM Act
Standing on a brown tarp with bags full of blankets and pillows, a group of immigrant youth announced a…
New Editors Join The Indypendent
Renée Feltz is a savvy reporter who has spent the past decade bringing forward marginalized voices. Kate Perkins most…
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