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“Woefully Insufficient”: Future Right-to-Counsel Terms Met With Protest
New York City is setting unreasonable expectations for nonprofit attorneys tasked with staving off evictions, according to a protest letter submitted Thursday by the Legal Aid Society and obtained by City Limits.
The organization, one of the largest representing tenants in the city, is reacting to a solicitation issued this month by the Human Resources Administration (HRA) for organizations participating in New York City’s Right to Counsel program, established in 2017 and billed as the first in the nation to provide free “universal access” to eviction defense for those eligible.
The majority of low-income tenants served are able to stay in their homes, yet lawyers have struggled in recent months to keep up with demand, prompting calls to slow down case calendaring and boost funding to as much as $461 million this year alone.
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The High Cost of the NYC Job Hunt for Asylum Seekers
City Limits spoke to seven asylum seekers who said that they had paid employment agencies anywhere from $50 to more than $150 in the hopes of finding under-the-table work. Not only did none of them find jobs, they were all charged before they were placed—a practice that the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which regulates and licenses employment agencies, says should not happen. Read the story. ([link removed]) [link removed]
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City Details Rollout Of Shelter-Limit Policy For Single Asylum Seekers
Roughly 1,500 single adult asylum seekers have received notices in recent weeks stating that their shelter stays will expire after 60 days, senior members of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration testified Thursday. Read the story. ([link removed]) [link removed]
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Opinion: ICE Detention is Incarceration by Another Name
“As we go into an election year, it is vital that New York prioritize passing legislation that will protect immigrants across our state, like the Dignity not Detention Act, and stop using our resources to detain immigrants.”
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Deputy Director of External Relations, Development at Brooklyn Community Services ([link removed])
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The Deputy Director of Development leads fundraising efforts of the External Relations & Advancement (ERA) department through individual and major donor cultivation, fundraising and donor events, and donor relations.
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Lead Organizer at Coalition for Community Advancement ([link removed])
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The Lead Organizer will directly support the grassroots Coalition for Community Advancement (CCA): Progress for East New York/Cypress Hills to engage neighborhood residents, houses of worship, small businesses, manufacturers and community groups in campaigns to influence land use actions, win public investments and influence housing and economic projects and policies in and impacting East New York.
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Senior Policy Analyst at Community Service Society of New York ([link removed])
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The Community Service Society (CSS), an independent, not-for-profit organization, seeks a dynamic senior policy analyst to join our premier Policy Research and Advocacy team that has played a leading role in recent progressive policy wins including sweeping pro-tenant reforms, Fair Fares, paid family leave, wage equity, and paid sick days.
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PÓDCAST: ¿Qué ha pasado con la demanda a la política de asilo de Biden?
La más reciente política de asilo de Biden, implementada tras el fin de la regla conocida como el Título 42, fue demandada por defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes y el 25 de julio un juez de distrito la declaró ilegal. Sin embargo, el 3 de agosto un panel de tres jueces del Tribunal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito votó a favor de continuar temporalmente con la política de asilo y puso el caso en revisión rápida. Leer el artículo. ([link removed]) [link removed]
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