Enfrentados a las demoras burocráticas, decenas de miles de migrantes venezolanos se abren camino en la economía clandestina de la ciudad y se unen a su ejército de trabajadores indocumentados. Source: New York Times
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Migrants Search for Jobs in NYC’s Underground Labor Market
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Faced with lengthy bureaucratic delays, tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants are slipping into the city’s underground economy and joining its army of undocumented workers. Source: New York Times
A Migrant Wave Tests N.Y.C.’s Identity as a Sanctuary
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
New York wants to welcome new immigrants. Its economy and vibrancy depend on them. But an influx has strained a social safety net already on the brink. Source: New York Times
He Had a Dark Secret. It Changed His Best Friend’s Life.
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
Tin Chin and Mo Lin were inseparable at the homeless shelter. But one of the men wasn’t who he seemed to be. Source: New York Times
4 Who Helped Catch Subway Attack Suspect Now Need Help Themselves
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2022
They aided investigators after the worst subway attack in decades. Will that be enough to persuade immigration authorities to give them visas or asylum? Source: New York Times
Fake Heiress Anna Sorokin, Who Swindled Elite, to Be Deported to Germany
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Ms. Sorokin, whose fictionalized story was the subject of the TV show “Inventing Anna,” had been detained by immigration authorities on charges of overstaying her visa. Source: New York Times
He Stayed Afloat Selling $3 Tacos. Now He Faces $2,000 in Fines.
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
People who lost jobs in the pandemic began to peddle food and wares to survive, but the city is starting to crack down on unlicensed vendors. Source: New York Times
After Years of Protests, a New Jersey County Ends Its ICE Jail Contract
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2021
The Essex County executive said the decision to stop holding undocumented immigrants for ICE in the county jail was based on money, not politics. Source: New York Times
$2.1 Billion to Aid Undocumented Workers Signals N.Y.’s Progressive Shift
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2021
The fund, which could provide payments to hundreds of thousands of people excluded from other pandemic relief, ignited a battle among state lawmakers before it was approved this week. Source: New York Times
He Was Caught Jaywalking. He Was Almost Deported for It.
By Gotham Rex on March 11, 2021
Javier Castillo Maradiaga was freed this week after 15 months in federal detention. New York had turned him over to ICE in error. Source: New York Times
What Biden’s Win Could Mean for New York: 5 Takeaways
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2020
A Biden presidency could bring more recovery funds to the city and boost plans to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River. Source: New York Times
Judge to ICE: Don’t Ambush Immigrants at New York Courthouses
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2020
For years, federal officers have been taking undocumented immigrants into custody when they come to state courts. A judge said the practice was illegal. Source: New York Times