Immigration judge withdraws from public defender leadership role amid staff backlash

Immigration judge withdraws from public defender leadership role amid staff backlash

One of the city’s top public defender organizations recently faced backlash from its union after an announced candidate for director of their immigration practice sparked outrage.

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DOI to probe NYPD in-custody deaths

DOI to probe NYPD in-custody deaths

The city’s Department of Investigation is looking into the recent spate of deaths of New Yorkers while in the NYPD’s custody, police officials said during a City Council hearing on Monday.

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‘We were being punished’: Former Queens Defenders staff say forced transition has been difficult

‘We were being punished’: Former Queens Defenders staff say forced transition has been difficult

In the immediate weeks following the forced departure of Queens Defenders’ controversial executive director, Lori Zeno, the atmosphere inside the legal services nonprofit felt noticeably lighter. 

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