‘Who is the victim, the shooter or the shot?’ Jamaica playwright asks
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Yogi “Y?” Guyadin’s new play explores the dynamics between victims and perpetrators through the lens of gun violence.
Read MoreKnow Your Rights workshop opens doors for Spanish speakers in LIC
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The event will educate participants in encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Read MorePeople of color account for 85 percent of fare evasion arrests in NYC
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“The city continues to arrest black and brown people for fare evasion at rates that are grossly disproportionate when compared to rates of white people.”
Read MoreCity partners with Queens libraries in unprecedented census campaign
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The cash influx will help pay for new technology like laptops, so New Yorkers can take the census online, plus staff training, marketing and operational support.
Read More‘Expedited removal’ policy could affect Queens residents
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Queens has the largest undocumented population of any borough in the city: around 184,000 people.
Read MoreAOC’s immigration town hall at Corona school inspires passionate advocacy
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“There’s a lot of remarkable stuff that’s written about hope, and one of the great things about hope is showing the world that this future that we’re fighting for is already here.”
Read MoreNext DA can do more for immigrants, advocates and attorneys say
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“We live in Queens — the world’s borough, where about half our residents are immigrants — and to work with this community and to serve this community and yet not effectively serve half of this community, it just doesn’t make sense.”
Read MoreICE agents attempt raid in Far Rockaway amid Trump crackdown
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‘We have to ensure that every immigrant in our communities knows their rights and has a plan if they are at risk of deportation.’
Read MoreQueens immigrants and activists prepare for potential ICE raids
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“I have to believe that people are taking these threats seriously, that people are scared. This happens to be the district with the highest number of undocumented immigrants in the entire state and so that’s concerning.”
Read MoreDeportation halted for pregnant mom arrested by ICE outside Queens Family Court
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Advocates say ICE’s presence in and around courthouses endangers immigrants, who are less inclined to seek justice as victims or witnesses for fear of deportation.
Read MoreOPINION: The ‘shame’ of detaining a pregnant woman in ICE jail
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“I am horrified that our federal government and our local elected leaders are allowing people to be jailed for no reason.”
Read MoreICE has made 6 arrests inside NYC courthouses this year, OCA reports
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The most recent arrest inside a courthouse occurred in Queens Criminal Court on June 17.
Read MoreA pregnant mother arrested by ICE at Queens Family Court is still sick in a NJ jail
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“It’s unclear if she will be able to get out even with the humanitarian concerns.”
Read MoreDAs urge legislature to pass Protect Our Courts Act, stanch ICE’s courthouse presence
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At least 33 people were arrested in and around Queens County courthouses last year.
Read MoreWeprin and Liu sponsor bill to monitor ICE detentions
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"ICE continuously flouts the law, with little or no regard for basic human rights.”
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