Families

UPDATE Judge Orders Deportation of Bronx Student “Dylan” as Woman Violently Shoved Against Wall Inside Federal Plaza

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that an immigration judge has issued a decision to deny the asylum claim of “Dylan,” a detained Marble Hill high school student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy who was detained by law enforcement in May, as reported, despite public outcry and a large rally held in lower Manhattan following his arrest.

Op-Ed: Missing Voices from NYC’s Post-9/11 Fallen Service Member Memorial

By JOSEPH A. BELLO
Memorials are sacred spaces. They offer a place for remembrance, reflection and connection, while also educating future generations. An example of this is the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a decade-long project spearheaded by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 and then–Borough President Melinda Katz.

UPDATE President Trump Suspends Entry of Certain Alien Nonimmigrant Workers to the U.S.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday, Sept. 19, to restrict entry into the United States of certain “H-1B aliens” as nonimmigrant workers, requiring a $100,000 payment to accompany or supplement H-1B petitions for new visa applications with the aim of curbing “abuses that displace U.S. workers and undermine national security.”

UPDATE State Sen. Gustavo Rivera Arrested & Later Released in Manhattan Amid ICE Protest

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) as well as 70 others, including seemingly ten other elected officials, including City Comptroller and former Democratic mayoral candidate, Brad Lander, were arrested on Thursday evening, Sept. 18, inside or near 26 Federal Plaza courthouse in Manhattan as an ICE [U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement] protest took place nearby, according to various sources. Protestors had been calling for an end to the disappearance, seemingly but inconclusively, by federal agents of various New Yorkers including high school students, off the streets and courthouses of the City.